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tab (2)

tab [ tab ]


noun  (plural tabs)
Definition:
 
particular key on keyboard: a key on a computer keyboard, or a device or key on a typewriter, that advances the next character to a predetermined position, used to align lines or columns



transitive verb  (past and past participle tabbed, present participle tab·bing, 3rd person present singular tabs)
Definition:
 
move cursor: to move the cursor on a computer screen from one place in a document to another using the tab key

[Early 20th century. Shortening of tabulator]
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