tab
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tab (tab)
noun
- a small, flat loop, strap, or metal ring fastened to something for pulling it, hanging it up, etc.
- a small, often ornamental, flap or piece fastened to the edge or surface as of a dress, coat, etc.
- an attached or projecting piece as of a file folder, often with a label, used in filing
- Aeron. an auxiliary airfoil set into the trailing edge of a larger control surface, such as an aileron
Etymology: < ?
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tab (tab)
tab Idioms
pick up the tab
☆Informal to pay the bill or total cost
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tab4 definition
tab
- table(s)
Etymology: L tabella
Pharmacy tablet(s)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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