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By NHI Mgmt Group Updated June 7, 2026 Domain: Architecture & Implementation

A formula engine is the runtime that evaluates user-authored expressions inside a business application. In a spreadsheet platform, it may transform data, call functions, and interact with supporting libraries, which means it must be governed as code execution whenever untrusted input is allowed.

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