tablitsa

Tablitsa is a noun used in several Slavic languages, notably Bulgarian and Russian, to refer to a table, chart, or data sheet—an arrangement of information in rows and columns. It can describe a physical sheet of data as well as a digital representation, such as a spreadsheet or a database table. In everyday language it covers anything from a multiplication table to a timetable or data display.

Etymology and usage context: the word derives from the Latin tabula meaning "board" or "sheet" and reached Slavic languages through historical borrowings. The form tablitsa (or tablica, tablitsa) appears in different orthographies depending on the language. In practice, tablitsa often corresponds to the English word "table" in mathematical, statistical, or informational contexts, and to "table" in computing when referring to a structured data set.

Domains of use: in mathematics and education, phrases like tablica umnozheniya (multiplication table) are common. In statistics and science, data tablitsa organizes observations and variables for analysis. In computing, a tablitsa can mean a relational database table or a worksheet tab in spreadsheet software. The term is frequently paired with qualifiers such as "values," "data," or "records" to specify the content of the tabular presentation.

Related terms: cognate forms exist in neighboring languages (for example, Russian таблица, Bulgarian таблица) with similar meanings. Cross-linguistically, the concept aligns with terms like table, chart, or spreadsheet, used to convey structured, columnar data organization.