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Syllabification: (tab)
Pronunciation: /tab/

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Definition of tab

noun

  • 1a small flap or strip of material attached to or projecting from something, used to hold or manipulate it, or for identification and information.
  • a strip or ring of metal attached to the top of a canned drink and pulled to open the can.
  • 2 Computing a second or further document or page that can be opened on a spreadsheet or web browser.
  • 3 informal a restaurant or bar bill.
  • 4 Aeronautics a part of a control surface, typically hinged, that modifies the action or response of the surface.

verb (tabs, tabbing, tabbed)

[with object]
  • mark or identify with a projecting piece of material:he opened the book at a page tabbed by a cloth bookmark
  • 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

informal monitor the activities or development of; keep under observation.

pick up the tab

informal pay for something:my company will pick up the tab for all moving expenses

Derivatives

tabbed

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: perhaps related to tag1

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Definition of tab in the British & World English dictionary

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