English

Pronunciation
IPA|/tæb/
:rhymes|æb

Etymology 1
First attested 1607, of uncertain origin.

Noun
en-noun

1. A small flap or strip of material attached to something, for holding, manipulation, identification, etc.
2. context|informal A tablet, especially one containing illicit drugs.
3. context|British Army|slang A fast march or run with full kit.
4. slang A student of Cambridge University, derived from the Latin Cantabrigia (often shortened to Cantab.).
5. Short for tablature (a way of writing guitar music).

Translations
trans-top|small flap or strip of material attached to something
Italian: t|it|linguetta
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trans-top|tablet, especially one containing illicit drugs
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trans-top|fast march or run with full kit
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trans-top|student of Cambridge University
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Verb
en-verb|tabs|tabbing|tabbed

1. Mark with a tab.
2. computer To use the tab key on a computer or typewriter to navigate the screen or page.
3. Short for tabulate.

Derived terms
keep tabs on
tabbed

Etymology 2
apocopation|Apocopation (shortening) of term|tabulation.

Noun
en-noun

1. informal A restaurant bill.
2. Short for tabulator.
3. slang credit|Credit account, e.g., in a shop or bar.

#:Put this round on my tab, will you, barman.

Translations
trans-top|restaurant bill
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trans-top|short for tabulator
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trans-top|credit in a shop or bar
Finnish: t|fi|piikki qualifier|slang
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Derived terms
pick up the tab

Etymology 3
Likey to have been formed by clipping the Geordie pronunciation of the word term|tobacco|tr=tabaco or alternatively from the brand name Ogden's Tabs.

Noun
en-noun

1. Geordie cigarette.

#: Giv'is a tab man!

References
R:New Geordie Dictionary 1987

Kurdish

Noun
infl|ku|noun

1. patience

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