When is a spreadsheet not a spreadsheet?

Very often, a so-called spreadsheet is only a table of values, without a single formula.
That's not really a spreadsheet.

Example:
The so-called Trump 2018 budget spreadsheet: Third Way Statement on the Leaked May 8 Trump Budget

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