tablets

[tab-lit]

tab·let

[tab-lit]
noun
1.
a number of sheets of writing paper, business forms, etc., fastened together at the edge; pad.
2.
a flat slab or surface, especially one bearing or intended to bear an inscription, carving, or the like.
3.
a thin, flat leaf or sheet of slate, wax-coated wood, or other rigid material, used for writing or marking on, especially one of a pair or set hinged or otherwise fastened together.
4.
tablets, the set as a whole.
5.
a small, flat, or flattish cake or piece of some solid or solidified substance, as a drug, chemical, or soap.
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6.
Also called tablet computer, tablet PC. a small, thin, portable computer having an LCD screen onto which data can be input with a stylus or the fingertips: how to take notes in class with a tablet.
COLLAPSE
verb (used with object), tab·let·ed or tab·let·ted, tab·let·ing or tab·let·ting.
7.
to furnish or mark with a tablet or plaque.
8.
to mark or inscribe (memoranda, notes, etc.) on a tablet.
9.
to form into tablets, cakes, pellets, etc.

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Tablets is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English tablette < Middle French tablete. See table, -et


2. plaque.

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