tablet

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Tablets

Etymology

From Old French tablete (Modern French tablette), diminutive of table (“table”).

Noun

tablet (plural tablets)

1. A slab of clay used for inscription.
2. (religion) A short scripture written by the founders of the Bahá'í faith.
3. A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance.

   Many people take vitamin tablets as a food supplement.

4. (computing) A graphics tablet
5. (computing) A tablet computer, a type of portable computer
6. (Scotland) A confection made from sugar, condensed milk and butter.

Translations

slab of clay

• Akkadian: 𒁾 (ţuppu)
• Dutch: kleitablet (nl) f
• Greek: πινακίδα (el) (pinakída) f, πλακίδιο (el) (plakídio) n
• Russian: дощечка (ru) (doščéčka) f, табличка (ru) (tablíčka) f (с надписью), плита (ru) (plitá) f

• Spanish: placa (es) f
• Sumerian: 𒁾 (DUB)
• Swedish: stentavla (sv) c

pill — see pill

graphics tablet — see graphics tablet

tablet computer — see tablet computer

(Scotland) type of confection

See also

• caplet
• capsule

Anagrams

• batlet
• battle, Battle