"tab stop" meaning in All languages combined

See tab stop on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: tab stops [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tab stop (plural tab stops)
  1. On a typewriter, any of the horizontal locations where the carriage movement is halted by mechanical gears.
    Sense id: en-tab_stop-en-noun-Hwyr83HG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
  2. (computing, by extension) A horizontal column in a text document to which the cursor jumps when the Tab key is pressed, used for alignment. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-tab_stop-en-noun-oumK9Gfo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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