pull tab

American  

noun

1. a metal tab or ring that is pulled to uncover the precut opening in a can or other container.

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Etymology

Origin of pull tab

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

One character, for reasons you’ll observe, wordlessly switches from soup cans that require them to use a can opener to ones with a pull tab.

From Los Angeles Times

These linear defects, or dislocations, are what give metals their strength and workability, but they can also make materials fail catastrophically - which is what happens every time you pop the pull tab on a can of soda.

From Science Daily

The settlement, which includes a $125,000 fine and acknowledgement of wrongdoing, comes as state lawmakers and gambling regulators have been grappling with issues related to electronic pull tab machines, which have proliferated in North Dakota since 2018.

From Washington Times

Wrigley had alleged a scheme involving the Wall of Honor as an enticement to get bars to use electronic pull tab machines provided exclusively by the three distributors, and to influence bars to switch charitable gambling organizations, The Bismarck Tribune reported in April.

From Washington Times

The investigation also found another $76,963 missing from pull tab revenue between 2019 and 2020.

From Seattle Times