tab

a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.

a tag or label.

a small projection from a card, paper, or folder, used as an aid in filing.

Informal.��

1. a bill, as for a meal in a restaurant; check.

   That dinner went way over my budget, so I was relieved when she offered to pick up the tab.

2. a list of accruing costs, as drinks ordered in a bar: .

   Go ahead and order another round of beers—we’ve got a running tab

a small piece attached or intended to be attached, as to an automobile license plate.

a small flap or tongue of material used to seal or close the opening of a container.

Also called tab key.��Also called tabulator.��a key on a typewriter that moves the carriage, typing element, etc., a predetermined number of spaces, used for typing text in columns, for fixed indentations, etc.

Also called tab key.��a key on a computer keyboard that moves the cursor a predetermined number of spaces, used for keying text in columns or form fields, for fixed indentations, etc.

Digital Technology.��

1. (in a web browser window or in a spreadsheet or other application) a page displayed by clicking on or selecting a user interface element that resembles a paper tab.

   The third tab in the spreadsheet list expenses.

2. the display of this user interface element.

   I have too many tabs open in my browser right now.

Theater.��

1. a small, often narrow, drop curtain, for masking part of the stage.

2. tableau curtain.

Aeronautics.��a small airfoil hinged to the rear portion of a control surface, as to an elevator, aileron, or rudder.

to furnish or ornament with a tab or tabs.

to name or designate.

Slang.��a tablet, as of a drug or medication.

Informal.��tabloid.

tables.

(in prescriptions) tablet.