tab
- noun
- /tæb/
- You see there's two little tabs there to keep the key in place.
- pull the tab
- Velcro tab
- red tab
See this in here is sticky little tabs called facelift tapes.
- See this in here is sticky little tabs called facelift tapes.
- So what I do, I put a tab like this.
- The zippers have these pole leather tabs, the leather handle.
- pull this tab under the handle and change the height
- You lift up this little tab here to hold up this little ring.
Examples
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You can kind of see that yellow tab of plastic in there.
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Now, you see that little tab of tape on the end here?
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One: You see that red pull tab?
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Ultimately, this takes you to the System Protection tab in System Properties on the Windows 8 desktop.
Blog text (18) -
It can be identified by a red tab.
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The movable parts of a volvelle were attached to the page by a tab or string.
Academic text (2005) -
You can easily pull the tab to open the package.
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The document had a colored tab at the top to help identify it quickly.
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She attached a small tab to the folder so she could find it later.
Synonyms
A piece of paper or cloth attached to an object that gives information about it
A small piece of paper or plastic attached to something to show information
A broad thin piece of material attached by one edge that hangs loose
Compounds
- Specialized
A key on a keyboard that moves the cursor to the right to indent or align text
How Handy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tab for a small strip comes from the idea of a tiny flat piece, like a little tablet, so a tab is a small piece you can pull or use to open or mark something.