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tab1 / tab/ • n. 1. a small flap or strip of material attached to or projecting from something, used to hold or manipulate it, or for identification and information. ∎ a similar piece of material forming part of a garment: [as adj.] shirts with tab collars. ∎ a strip or ring of metal attached to the top of a canned drink and pulled to open the can. 2. inf. a restaurant or bar bill. 3. Aeron. a part of a control surface, typically hinged, that modifies the action or response of the surface. • v. (tabbed , tab·bing ) [tr.] mark or identify with a projecting piece of material: he opened the book at a page tabbed by a cloth bookmark. ∎ fig. identify as being of a specified type or suitable for a specified position: he was tabbed by the president as the next Republican National Committee chairman. PHRASES: keep tabs (or a tab) on inf. monitor the activities or development of; keep under observation. pick up the tab inf. pay for something: my company will pick up the tab for all moving expenses.DERIVATIVES: tabbed adj. tab2 • n. a facility in a word-processing program, or a device on a typewriter, used for advancing to a sequence of set positions in tabular work: set tabs at 1.4 inches and 3.4 inches. • v. (tabbed , tab·bing ) 1. short for tabulate. 2. [intr.] activate the tab feature on a word processor or typewriter: the user can tab to the phrase and press Enter. tab3 • n. inf. a tablet containing a dose of a drug. tab4 • n. inf. a tabloid newspaper: she tries to cover up his pecadillos before they make the tabs' front pages. |
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"tab." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tab." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-tab005.html "tab." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-tab005.html |
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1. Short for (a) tabulate, i.e. to lay out data; (b) tabulation character, a control character used when laying out data to control the movement of a print or display mechanism. Most keyboards have a tab key, which may initiate the tabulation function or may be used for other control purposes. 2. A feature of many graphical interfaces where the user may select one of several optional screens by clicking on the tab. The term derives from card indexes where a small extension of the card allows easy identification of the required card. |
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JOHN DAINTITH. "tab." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "tab." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-tab.html JOHN DAINTITH. "tab." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-tab.html |
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1. a part of a control surface, typically hinged, that modifies the action or response of the surface. 2. a small flap or strip of material attached to or projecting from something, used to hold or manipulate it, or for identification and information. keep tabs or a tab on informal monitor the activities or development of; keep under observation. tabbed adj. |
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"tab." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tab." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-tab.html "tab." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-tab.html |
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tab short broad strip, etc. XVII; depending or projecting piece on a dress XIX; label; (U.S) reckoning, check. of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "tab." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "tab." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tab.html T. F. HOAD. "tab." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tab.html |
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TAB / tab/ • abbr. ∎ typhoid–paratyphoid A and B vaccine. |
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"TAB." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "TAB." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-tab.html "TAB." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-tab.html |
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DAVID A. BENDER. "Tab." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "Tab." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-Tab.html DAVID A. BENDER. "Tab." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-Tab.html |
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tab. Ear, or means of securing a rainwater-pipe to a wall.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "tab." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "tab." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-tab.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "tab." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-tab.html |
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•blab, cab, confab, crab, Crabbe, dab, drab, fab, flab, gab, grab, jab, kebab, lab, nab, scab, slab, smash-and-grab, stab, tab
•Moab • baobab • rehab • pedicab
•minicab • taxicab • Skylab
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"tab." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tab." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-tab.html "tab." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-tab.html |
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