tab
/tæb/IPA: /T AE1 B/
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A small flap or strip of material attached to something, for holding, manipulation, identification, opening etc.
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An ear.
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(by extension) A navigational widget, resembling a physical tab, for switching between documents or sets of controls.
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The page or form associated with such a navigational widget.
“How many tabs are open in your Web browser?”
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(British army) A fast march or run with full kit.
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To affix with tabs; to label.
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A restaurant bill.
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Credit account, e.g., in a shop or bar; slate
“Put this round on my tab, will you, barman.”
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A space character that extends to the next aligned column, traditionally used for tabulation.
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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.
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A cigarette.
“Giv'is a tab man!”
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A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.
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(British slang) A student of Cambridge University.
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A tabloid newspaper.
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A tablet, especially one containing illicit drugs.
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A tableau curtain.
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