tab
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/tæb/
English
Definitions
noun
- A small flap or strip of material attached to something, for holding, manipulation, identification, opening etc.
- An ear.
- (by extension) A navigational widget, resembling a physical tab, for switching between documents or sets of controls.
- The page or form associated with such a navigational widget.“How many tabs are open in your Web browser?”
verb
- To affix with tabs; to label.
noun
- A restaurant bill.
- Credit account, e.g., in a shop or bar; slate“Put this round on my tab, will you, barman.”
- A space character that extends to the next aligned column, traditionally used for tabulation.
verb
- To use the Tab key on a computer to advance the cursor or move the input focus, or on a typewriter to advance the carriage.
noun
- A cigarette.“Giv'is a tab man!”
noun
- A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.
noun
- (British slang) A student of Cambridge University.
noun
- A tabloid newspaper.
noun
- A tablet, especially one containing illicit drugs.
noun
- A tableau curtain.