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Uncommontab
The correct spelling is tab.
How to pronounce tab
/tæb/
nounIPA: /tæb/
Say it like: Tab
The correct spelling is tab. A small flap or strip of material attached to something, for holding, manipulation, identification, opening etc. For example: "How many tabs are open in your Web browser?"
Usage Examples
“How many tabs are open in your Web browser?”
“Put this round on my tab, will you, barman.”
“Giv'is a tab man!”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A small flap or strip of material attached to something, for holding, manipulation, identification, opening etc.
- 2.An ear.
- 3.(by extension) A navigational widget, resembling a physical tab, for switching between documents or sets of controls.
- 4.The page or form associated with such a navigational widget.
- 5.(British army) A fast march or run with full kit.
verb
- 1.To affix with tabs; to label.
- 2.To use the Tab key on a computer to advance the cursor or move the input focus, or on a typewriter to advance the carriage.
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