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You can find it in all spreadsheet applications like Microsoft Excel, LibreOffice Calc or Google Docs. In the Help pages of the latter, it is described as:

a small blue box in the lower right corner [of the cell]

small blue box in the lower right corner

Is there any name given to that widget? How do people normally refer to it when talking to other people? For example:

– How do I copy this formula to other cells in the column?

– Just click and drag this [insert name here] downwards.

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  • I'm not sure that this is standard English rather than technobabble. – Edwin Ashworth Jan 11 '17 at 22:59
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Microsoft calls it the Fill Handle, as seen here.

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    Confirmed too in this video by the guy that ran the Excel team before starting this website :) – anotherdave Jan 11 '17 at 22:17
  • In casual speaking among Excel users it's also likely to just be referred to as "the handle" – Tara Hanratty Jan 12 '17 at 19:33

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