tab

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Derived terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.3.1.2 Derived terms 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun 1.4.2 References 1.5 Etymology 4 1.5.1 Noun 1.6 Anagrams 2 Kurdish 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /tæb/, SAMPA: /t{b/

  Rhymes: -æb

[edit] Etymology 1

First attested 1607, of uncertain origin.

[edit] Noun

tab (plural tabs)

1. A small flap or strip of material attached to something, for holding, manipulation, identification, etc.
2. (informal) A tablet, especially one containing illicit drugs.
3. (British Army, slang) A fast march or run with full kit.
4. (slang) A student of Cambridge University, derived from the Latin Cantabrigia (often shortened to Cantab.).
5. (graphical user interface) A navigational widget in a GUI for switching between sets of controls or documents.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to tab (third-person singular simple present tabs, present participle tabbing, simple past and past participle tabbed)

1. Mark with a tab.
2. (computing) To use the tab key on a computer or typewriter to navigate the screen or page.
3. Short for tabulate.

[edit] Derived terms

• keep tabs on
• tabbed

[edit] Etymology 2

Apocopation (shortening) of tabulation.

[edit] Noun

tab (plural tabs)

1. (informal) A restaurant bill.
2. (slang) Credit account, e.g., in a shop or bar.

   Put this round on my tab, will you, barman.

3. Short for tabulator.
4. (computing) A space character that extends to the next aligned column, traditionally used for tabulation.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• pick up the tab

[edit] Etymology 3

Likely to have been formed by clipping the Geordie pronunciation of the word tobacco (tabaco) or alternatively from the brand name Ogden's Tabs.

[edit] Noun

tab (plural tabs)

1. (Geordie) cigarette.

   Giv'is a tab man!

[edit] References

• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118

[edit] Etymology 4

Shortening of tablature.

[edit] Noun

tab (plural tabs)

1. A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: abt
• ATB
• bat
• TBA

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[edit] Kurdish

[edit] Noun

tab

1. patience