Meaning tab
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n. ~ 1. A small protrusion used to grasp or for a label. - 2. A part of a file guide or folder that extends from the body and is used for a label. - 3. Computing · A control character used to lay out [..]
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The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.
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Separate windows within your browser which mean you can look at different pages on the internet without opening up whole new versions of your browser. Try holding down the 'Ctrl' and 'T [..]
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"small flap or strip of material," c. 1600, possibly from a dialectal word, of uncertain origin. Often interchangeable with tag (n.1). Compare also Middle English tab "strap or string&q [..]
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"account, bill, check," 1888, American English colloquial, probably a shortened form of tabulation or of tablet in the sense "a sheet for writing on." Figurative phrase keep a tab [..]
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1961, shortened form of tablet (especially one of sugar containing LSD). As an abbreviation of tabloid (newspaper) it is 1990s slang. As a short form of tabulator key of a typewriter (later computer) [..]
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"designate, label, name," 1924, earlier "affix a tab to" 1872 (implied in tabbed), perhaps an alteration of tag (v.2). Related: Tabbing. Also see tab (n.1).
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1) Acid (LSD) 2) Cigarettes in Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Trendy Asian Bitch A girl who: - only shops at A/X, Bebe, Banana Republic and Club Monaco - only wears black and will occasionally wear white to "mix it up" - will not weigh more tha [..]
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an open order of items to be paid for in total later, such as drinks ordered from a bar. short for "tabulation".
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Abbreviation for tablature, the chords and riffs for playing a song writen out for guitar or bass.
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A student at Cambridge University. Derived from the latin abbreviation, "Cantab." which comes from "Universitas Cantabrium." Generally used as a term of derision by [..]
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1. A 'tab' (small square) of paper soaked in LSD acid. 2. A hard, long-distance march done with kit. Common in the Army and especially British SAS. 3. The place in Australia to bet. To [..]
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See Total Allocated Budget
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a small flap or loop, usually on a piece of clothing
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kvitl
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blaybl
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kleptsetl
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A short leather tongue, usually rounded at the corners, projecting from the head and/or tail of the spine on some bindings of the 7th to 12th century, to facilitate removal of the volume from a storag [..]
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a flat metal piece, usually lithographed tin, with an extended segment on the top edge which is  folded back for attachment to clothing.
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Noun. 1. Abb. of tablet. Drug culture expression. 2. A cigarette. 3. Ear. See 'tab-hang'. [dialect]
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Tabulation. Usually refers to research data.
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stab
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(n) the bill in a restaurant(n) sensationalist journalism(n) the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation(n) a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something [..]
Source: beedictionary.com

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Something opened, then closed, then opened again, then closed again, for eternity.
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Abbreviation for technical connection requirements
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The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.
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An old Tab. An old maid an old tabby or cat. So called because old maids usually make a cat their companion.
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In many programs, when you go into Options, you see what looks like a stack of cards with headings sticking up at the top. Each heading is on a “tab”. If you click the tab, its page will come to the f [..]
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To hit the tab key or give another command that advances the cursor to the next tab stop. Tab stops are used for tabular material (material that is arranged in a table) to line up text in columns.
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Definition: Abb. total androgen blockade. See androgen, hormone therapy.
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this term refers to a lithograph, one-piece metal item that includes a tab at the top that can be bent over in order to attach it to a shirt pocket.
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Open check maintained by bartender to avoid having to pay for each drink individually. Almost always maintained by holding a credit card.
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Name sometimes given to tabling on a sail.
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The character generated by hitting the TAB key on the keyboard. It usually expands to up to eight spaces upon output.
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A graphical navigation element that is most often placed at the top of a Web page. Effective tabs should be designed so that they resemble real-world file folder tabs.
Source: usability.gov (offline)

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bill in restaurant.
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A hit of Acid
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A flat leather piece worn on the string hand to protect the three drawing fingers from the release of the bowstring.
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Tabulation. Usually refers to research data.table allowance:
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A portion of a card, usually perforated, which can be removed from the card without damaging the central part of the card.
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