In MS Excel, the cell that contains the pointer or cursor is called?

In MS Excel, the cell that contains the pointer or cursor is called?       

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The cell that contains the pointer or cursor in Microsoft Excel is referred to as the "Active Cell". An active cell is the cell that is selected and ready to accept data or a formula. You can tell which cell is active because its border is highlighted with a different color or pattern. When you start typing, the data will be entered into the active cell.