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noun
verb (used with object), tabbed, tab·bing.
to furnish or ornament with a tab or tabs.
to name or designate.
verb (used without object), tabbed, tab·bing.
to operate the tab function on a typewriter or computer.
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Idioms about tab
keep tabs / tab on, Informal. to keep an account of; check on; observe: The police kept tabs on the suspect's activities.
Other definitions for tab (2 of 3)
Origin of tab
2First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening
Other definitions for tab (3 of 3)
tab.
abbreviation
tables.
(in prescriptions) tablet.
Origin of tab.
From the Latin word tabella
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British Dictionary definitions for tab (1 of 4)
tab1
/ (tæb) /
noun
verb tabs, tabbing or tabbed
(tr) to supply (files, clothing, etc) with a tab or tabs
Word Origin for tab
C17: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for tab (2 of 4)
British Dictionary definitions for tab (3 of 4)
TAB
abbreviation for
typhoid-paratyphoid A and B (vaccine)
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British Dictionary definitions for tab (4 of 4)
tab.
abbreviation for
table (list or chart)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with tab
tab
see keep tabs on.
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