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Tab - English meaning

Tab – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A small flap or strip of material attached to or projecting from something, used to hold, fasten, or manipulate it, or for identification and information.

Usage examples:

The shopkeeper undid the clasp binding the date book closed and heaved it open, revealing a binder …
noun

A second or further document or page that can be opened on a spreadsheet or web browser.

Usage examples:

You can now do one-touch bookmarking of favorites right from the favorites tab.
noun

A restaurant bill.

Usage examples:

The waiter brought three drinks and a new tab
noun

A part of a control surface, typically hinged, that modifies the action or response of the surface.

Usage examples:

Should the airplane enter what is known as a ‘deep stall,’ the wing can mask the flow of air over t…
noun

A cigarette.

noun

A facility in a word-processing program, or a device on a keyboard, for advancing to a sequence of set positions in tabular work.

Usage examples:

The tab key
verb

Short for tableau curtains.

verb

Mark or identify with a projecting piece of material.

Usage examples:

He opened the book at a page tabbed by a cloth bookmark
verb

Use the tab key on a computer or typewriter keyboard.

Usage examples:

The user can tab to the phrase and press enter
verb

Short for tabulate.

noun

A tablet, especially one containing an illicit drug.

Usage examples:

He faced charges of attempting to export ecstasy tabs
noun

A tabloid newspaper.

Usage examples:

She tries to cover up his peccadillos before they make the tabs' front pages
noun

Short for tablature.

Usage examples:

Get tips on learning how to read guitar tab
abbreviation

Totalizator agency board.

abbreviation

Typhoid–paratyphoid a and b vaccine.

noun

A small piece of material on a box, can, or container that is pulled to open it

Usage examples:

He offered to pick up the tab for lunch (= pay for it).
noun

A small piece of paper, metal, or cloth that is attached to the edge of something

Usage examples:

The metal tabs at one end are where the wires fasten., move between pages by clicking on the tabs a…

Tab translation into English

Tab: translate from English into Chinese

Translate tab into Chinese (Simplified)}
标签, 护耳

Tab: translate from English into Dutch

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Tabblad, Label, Lus, Oorklep, Van lus voorzien, Schoenleertje

Tab: translate from English into French

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Languette, Patte, Étiquette, Note, Attache, Addition, Tabulatrice, Ferret, Oreillette, Marque de tabulation, Attacher, Marquer, Désigner

Tab: translate from English into German

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Tab, Tabulator, Etikett, Klappe, Riegel, Aufhänger, Patte, Spiegel, Namensschild, Tabulieren

Tab: translate from English into Hindi

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टैब, टब, दर्ज, काज, तुकमा, चिप्पी, निबंधन, टैब टांकना, टैब लगाना, निशान करना, लक्षित करना, नाम देना, कहना, सूची में मिलाना, नाम-पत्र, तब

Tab: translate from English into Italian

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Scheda, Linguetta, Etichetta

Tab: translate from English into Korean

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탭, 꼬리표, 태블릿, 고름, 판, 회계, 정제, 서판, 떼어서 쓰는 편지지, 갓돌, 귀덮개, 참모장교의 붉은 금장, 고름을 달다, 고름으로 장식하다, 지명하다, 지정하다, ...의 일람표를 만들다

Tab: translate from English into Russian

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Вкладка, Ушко, Счет, Ярлык, Вешалка, Петелька, Триммер, Наконечник, Петлица, Чек, Учет, Обозначать, Сводить в таблицы, Называть

Tab: translate from English into Spanish

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Pestaña, Lengüeta, Tabulación, Etiqueta, Cuenta, Pata, Oreja, Tabular, Resguardo

Word origin

1920s: abbreviation.

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