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tab

20 2.5
A small strip attached to something to help open, find or hold it
  • noun
  • /tæb/
translation icon : lengüeta
  • 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.

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Examples

  • You can kind of see that yellow tab of plastic in there.

  • Now, you see that little tab of tape on the end here?

  • One: You see that red pull tab?

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The document had a colored tab at the top to help identify it quickly.

  • She attached a small tab to the folder so she could find it later.

Synonyms

label
vstab
252 1.0

A piece of paper or cloth attached to an object that gives information about it

is a short strip used mainly for opening identifying or handling objects
tag
vstab
180 1.0

A small piece of paper or plastic attached to something to show information

is mainly a short strip used to help open or handle things
flap
vstab
33 2.5

A broad thin piece of material attached by one edge that hangs loose

is a short strip attached to help open identify or handle items

Compounds

tab key
  • Specialized
1 2.3

A key on a keyboard that moves the cursor to the right to indent or align text

How Handy

handle
211 1.0
pull
20 1.0
tab
20 2.5

Surface Forms

tab singular
tabs plural

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.