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tab⋅u⋅late

  [v. tab-yuh-leyt; adj. tab-yuh-lit, -leyt] verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing, adjective
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–verb (used with object)
1. to put or arrange in a tabular, systematic, or condensed form; formulate tabularly.
–verb (used without object)
2. tab 1 (def. 13).
–adjective
3. shaped like a table or tablet; tabular.
4. having transverse septae, as certain corals.
Origin:
1590–1600; (adj.) < LL tabulātus, ptp. of tabulāre to fit with planks, floor; see table, -ate 1 ; (v.) < L tabul(a), for table + -ate 1

Related forms:
tab⋅u⋅la⋅ble, adjective
tab⋅u⋅la⋅tion, noun

Synonyms:
1. order, rank, sort, group, classify.
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tab

1  [tab] noun, verb, tabbed, tab⋅bing.
–noun
1. a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
2. a tag or label.
3. a small projection from a card, paper, or folder, used as an aid in filing.
4. Informal. a bill, as for a meal in a restaurant; check.
5. a small piece attached or intended to be attached, as to an automobile license plate.
6. a small flap or tongue of material used to seal or close the opening of a container.
7. Also called tabulator. a stop on a typewriter, actuated by a key, that moves the carriage, typing element, etc., a predetermined number of spaces, used for typing material in columns, for fixed indentations, etc.
8. a programmed command on a computer, actuated by a key, that moves the cursor or printhead a predetermined number of spaces, used for keying material in columns, for fixed indentations, etc.
9. Theater.
a. a small, often narrow, drop curtain, for masking part of the stage.
b. tableau curtain.
10. Aeronautics. a small airfoil hinged to the rear portion of a control surface, as to an elevator, aileron, or rudder. Compare trim tab.
–verb (used with object)
11. to furnish or ornament with a tab or tabs.
12. to name or designate.
–verb (used without object)
13. Also, tabulate. to operate the tab function on a typewriter or computer.
—Idiom
14. keep tabs or tab on, Informal. to keep an account of; check on; observe: The police kept tabs on the suspect's activities.
Origin:
1600–10; (in defs. 1–3, 5) < ?; (in defs. 7 and 8) short for tabulator; (in def. 9) short for tableau; (in defs. 4 and 14) partly from shortening of table, partly in sense of def. 1
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tab·u·late   (tāb'yə-lāt')   
tr.v.   tab·u·lat·ed, tab·u·lat·ing, tab·u·lates

  1. To arrange in tabular form; condense and list.

  2. To cut or form with a plane surface.

adj.   (tāb'yə-lĭt, -lāt')
Having a plane surface.

[Latin tabula, writing + -ate1.]
tab'u·la'tion n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
tab

  1. n.
    a bill (for something). (From tabulation. See also chit.) : Marlowe paid the tab and left quietly.
  2. n.
    a tablet (of medicine). : Take a couple of aspirin tabs and call me in the morning.
  3. tv.
    to identify someone. : I couldn't quite tab her, but when she started talking I knew right away who she was.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

tab  (1)
"small flap," 1607, possibly a dialectal word, of uncertain origin. Often interchangeable with tag (1). The verb meaning "to designate, label" is 1924, perhaps an alteration of tag (1).

tabulate 
1734, "to put into form of a table," from L. tabula (see table). Tabulation is from 1837.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

TAB

See tax anticipation bill.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tab
Pronunciation: 'tab
Function: noun
: TABLET
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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