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Definition of 'tab'English
Etymology 1
First attested 1607, of uncertain origin.
Noun
( en-noun)
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.
(by extension|graphical user interface) A navigational widget for switching between sets of controls or documents.
(label) A tablet, especially one containing illicit drugs.
A fast march or run with full kit.
Verb
Mark with a tab.
(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.
Short for tabulate.
Derived terms
* keep tabs on
* tabbed
Etymology 2
Apocopation (shortening) of tabulation.
Noun
( en-noun)
(informal) A restaurant bill.
(slang) Credit account, e.g., in a shop or bar.
- Put this round on my tab , will you, barman.
Short for tabulator.
(computing) A space character ((tab)) that extends to the next aligned column, traditionally used for tabulation.
Derived terms
* pick up the tab
Etymology 3
Likely to have been formed by clipping the Geordie pronunciation of the word or alternatively from the brand name Ogden's Tabs .
Noun
( en-noun)
(Geordie and Mackem) cigarette.
- Giv'is a tab man!
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Etymology 4
Shortening of tablature.
Noun
( en-noun)
A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.
Etymology 5
Derived from the Latin Cantabrigia (often shortened to Cantab.).
Noun
(rfv-sense)(slang) A student of Cambridge University.
Etymology 6
Noun
( en-noun)
(label) A tabloid newspaper.
* 1999 , George H. Douglas, The Golden Age of the Newspaper , p. 229:
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* 2010 , Robert Lusetich, Unplayable: An Inside Account of Tiger's Most Tumultuous Season :
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