"tabbed" meaning in English

See tabbed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree English tab English -ed English tabbed From tab + -ed. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|tab|-ed|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English tab English -ed English tabbed From tab + -ed. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tabbed (not comparable)
  1. Having a tab (protruding strip of material). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-tabbed-en-adj-xvl7idOv Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 42 43 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 50 8 0 0 0 0
  2. (computing, graphical user interface) Having tabs (the user interface element). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-tabbed-en-adj-MJ48zaw1 Categories (other): Computing, Graphical user interface, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 42 43 15 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 37 49 13 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 35 48 17 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 35 48 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 59 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 31 39 30 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 31 54 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 33 55 12 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 50 8 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 32 55 13 Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: multitabbed, nontabbed, untabbed

Verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English tab English -ed English tabbed From tab + -ed. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|tab|-ed|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English tab English -ed English tabbed From tab + -ed. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tabbed
  1. simple past and past participle of tab Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: tab
    Sense id: en-tabbed-en-verb-3Zc9I415 Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 42 43 15
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