arkuszu

Arkusz (genitive: arkuszu) is a Polish term that broadly denotes a sheet or a page, most commonly referring to a single leaf of paper used for writing, printing, or recording information. In educational contexts, an arkusz is a worksheet distributed to students for exercises, tests, or homework, often containing problems, diagrams, or tables that must be completed manually. The word also extends to the realm of computing, where it translates to “spreadsheet” and denotes a digital grid of rows and columns used for data organization, calculation, and analysis, most famously implemented in software such as Microsoft Excel or LibreOffice Calc.

Etymologically, arkusz derives from the German “Arkuss” and ultimately from the Latin “arcus,” meaning “bow” or “arch,” which historically referred to a folded or bound collection of pages. In printing and publishing, an arkusz may describe a large-format sheet that is subsequently cut, folded, or assembled into smaller pages for books, brochures, or newspapers.

The genitive form arkuszu appears in expressions such as „liczba stron w arkuszu” (the number of pages in the sheet) or „format arkuszu A4” (A4 sheet size). In administrative and bureaucratic usage, it can refer to a form or document that must be filled out, for example „formularz w arkuszu” (form on the sheet). The concept remains integral to both traditional education and modern digital workflows, linking the physical medium of paper to its virtual counterpart in contemporary data processing.