tab

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See also TAB, and t.a.b.

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English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

First attested 1607, of uncertain origin.

Noun [edit]

tab (plural tabs)

  1. A small flap or strip of material attached to something, for holding, manipulation, identification, etc.
    • 1993, Irvine Welsh: Trainspotting, p 333:
      He pulls off his belt, cursing as the studs catch in the tabs of his jeans.
  2. (by extension) (graphical user interface) A navigational widget for switching between sets of controls or documents.
  3. (informal) A tablet, especially one containing illicit drugs.
  4. (British Army, slang) A fast march or run with full kit.
  5. (slang) A student of Cambridge University, derived from the Latin Cantabrigia (often shortened to Cantab.).
Translations [edit]
small flap or strip of material attached to something
navigational widget in a GUI
tablet, especially one containing illicit drugs
fast march or run with full kit
student of Cambridge University

Verb [edit]

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.
    • 2010, Chris Anderson, Pro Business Applications with Silverlight 4 (page 210)
      You can prevent a control from getting the focus when the user is tabbing between controls by settings its IsTabStop property to False.
  3. Short for tabulate.
Derived terms [edit]

Etymology 2 [edit]

Apocopation (shortening) of tabulation.

Noun [edit]

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.
Translations [edit]
restaurant bill
credit in a shop or bar
short for tabulator
a space character that extends to the next column
Derived terms [edit]

Etymology 3 [edit]

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

Noun [edit]

tab (plural tabs)

  1. (Geordie) cigarette.
    Giv'is a tab man!
Translations [edit]
cigarette — see cigarette

References [edit]

Etymology 4 [edit]

Shortening of tablature.

Noun [edit]

tab (plural tabs)

  1. A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.
Translations [edit]
tablature — see tablature

Anagrams [edit]

Kurdish [edit]

Noun [edit]

tab gender unspecified

  1. patience

Lojban [edit]

Rafsi [edit]

tab

  1. rafsi of tabno.
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