Simple VLOOKUP format question

Expiry

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I have been out of the loop of using Excel for a while and I've been asked to look at some vlookup formulas.


VLOOKUP([@Name],Table2,2,0),""

What is going on with the [@Name] bit?

Name is the column name in the table that this formula is in. I understand that bit. If I over type Name in the column header, it is automatically reflected in this formula.

Can someone explain to me what the square brackets are for? I feel like I've stepped out of a time machine.
 

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