tab
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noun 1. a small flap, strap, loop, or piece of some material.
Ex. He wore a fur cap with tabs over the ears.
2. a small extension of or attachment to a card, usually used for labeling, numbering, coding, or otherwise marking in filing.
tab
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tab (1), noun, verb, tabbed,tabbing.
tab
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tab (2), noun, adjective, verb, tabbed,tabbing.
(Informal.)
tab
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tab (3), noun.
(Informal.) a tabloid.
Ex. a lively, well-edited tab.
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tab (4), noun.
(U.S. Informal.) a tablet.
Ex. an amphetamine tab.
tab
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v.t. 1. to put a tab on (something).
2. to name, mark, or identify.