"Tab" meaning in English

See Tab in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Tabs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Tab (plural Tabs)
  1. (computing) A key on a computer keyboard that typically inserts a tab or moves the input focus. Categories (topical): Computing, Buttons
    Sense id: en-Tab-en-noun-xEiiO87y Disambiguation of Buttons: 91 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Tabs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Tab (plural Tabs)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of tab (“student at Cambridge”) Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: tab (extra: student at Cambridge)
    Sense id: en-Tab-en-noun-fqfX1M84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Tab meaning in English (1.7kB)

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