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noun
- 1. 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. Similar
- 2. a second or further document or page that can be opened on a spreadsheet or web browser.
verb
- 1. mark or identify with a projecting piece of material: "he opened the book at a page tabbed by a cloth bookmark"
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TAB definition: 1. a small piece of paper, metal, etc. that is attached to something larger and is used for giving…. Learn more.
noun. ˈtab. often attributive. Synonyms of tab. 1. a. : a short projecting device: such as. (1) : a small flap or loop by which something may be grasped or pulled. (2) : a projection from a card used as an aid in filing. b. : a small insert, addition, or remnant. c. : appendage, extension.
Tab definition: a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.. See examples of TAB used in a sentence.
a small piece of paper, metal, etc. that is attached to something larger and is used for giving information, fastening, opening, etc.: Make a file folder for these documents and write "finance" on the tab. Insert Tab A into Slot A and glue, before standing the model upright. US.
A tab is a small piece of cloth or paper that is attached to something, usually with information about that thing written on it. A stupid medical clerk had slipped the wrong tab on his X-ray. ...a small red tab sewn on to the left-hand side of the back right pocket.
1. A projection, flap, or short strip attached to an object to facilitate opening, handling, or identification. 2. A small, usually decorative flap or tongue on a garment. 3. A small auxiliary airfoil that is attached to a larger one and that helps stabilize an aircraft. 4. A pull-tab. tr.v. tabbed, tab·bing, tabs. To supply with a tab or tabs.
tab noun [C] (COMPUTING) a fixed position on a line of text that you are writing on a computer, etc that can be reached by pressing the tab key. pick up the tab. to pay for something, especially a meal in a restaurant.
From Longman Business Dictionary tab /tæb/ noun [ countable] 1 a small piece of paper or cloth that is fixed to the edge of something, usually giving information about it 2 a bill for something, especially one that has gradually increased over time One out of three credit card holders pays their credit card tab in full every month. the estimated...
n. a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration. a tag or label. a small projection from a card, paper, or folder, used as an aid in filing. Informal Terms a bill, as for a meal in a restaurant; check. a small piece attached or intended to be attached, as to an automobile license plate.
tab. noun. /tæb/ Idioms. a small piece of paper, cloth, metal, etc. that sticks out from the edge of something, and that is used to give information about it, or to hold it, fasten it, etc. Insert tab A into slot 1 (= for example to make a model, box, etc.). Want to learn more?
