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tabs

noun

Meaning

  1. A small flap or strip of material attached to something, for holding, manipulation, identification, opening etc.
  2. An ear.
  3. (by extension) A navigational widget, resembling a physical tab, for switching between documents or sets of controls.
  4. The page or form associated with such a navigational widget.
  5. (British army) A fast march or run with full kit.
  6. To affix with tabs; to label.
  7. A restaurant bill.
  8. Credit account, e.g., in a shop or bar; slate
  9. A space character that extends to the next aligned column, traditionally used for tabulation.
  10. 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.
  11. A cigarette.
  12. A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.
  13. (British slang) A student of Cambridge University.
  14. A tabloid newspaper.
  15. A tablet, especially one containing illicit drugs.
  16. A tableau curtain.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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