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    tab
    [tab]
    noun
    tab (noun) · tabs (plural noun)
    1. a small flap or strip of material attached to or projecting from something, used to hold or manipulate it, or for identification and information.
      • NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
        a strip or ring of metal attached to the top of a canned drink and pulled to open the can.
    2. computing
      a second or further document or page that can be opened on a web browser or spreadsheet.
    3. informal
      a restaurant or bar bill:
      "the waiter brought three drinks and a new tab"
    4. aeronautics
      a part of a control surface, typically hinged, that modifies the action or response of the surface.
    verb
    tab (verb) · tabs (third person present) · tabbed (past tense) · tabbed (past participle) · tabbing (present participle)
    1. mark or identify with a projecting piece of material:
      "he opened the book at a page tabbed by a cloth bookmark"
      • NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
        identify as being of a specified type or suitable for a specified position:
        "he was tabbed as an astronaut candidate in 1992"
    Origin
    late Middle English: perhaps related to tag.
    tab
    [tab]
    noun
    tab (noun) · tabs (plural noun)
    1. a facility in a word-processing program, or a device on a keyboard, for advancing to a sequence of set positions in tabular work:
      "the tab key" · "set tabs at 1.4 inches and 3.4 inches"
    verb
    tab (verb) · tabs (third person present) · tabbed (past tense) · tabbed (past participle) · tabbing (present participle)
    1. use the tab key on a computer or typewriter keyboard:
      "the user can tab to the phrase and press Enter"
    2. short for tabulate
    Origin
    early 20th century: short for tabulator.
    tab
    [tab]
    noun
    informal
    tab (noun) · tabs (plural noun)
    1. a tablet containing a dose of a drug:
      "he faced charges of attempting to export Ecstasy tabs"
    Origin
    1960s: abbreviation.
    tab
    [tab]
    noun
    NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
    informal
    tab (noun) · tabs (plural noun)
    1. a tabloid newspaper:
      "she tries to cover up his peccadillos before they make the tabs' front pages"
    Origin
    1920s: abbreviation.
    tab
    [tab]
    noun
    tab (noun) · tabs (plural noun)
    1. short for tablature.
      "get tips on learning how to read guitar tab"
    TAB
    [tab]
    abbreviation
    TAB (noun)
    1. typhoid–paratyphoid A and B vaccine.
    tab.
    [tab.]
    abbreviation
    1. tables.
    2. (in prescriptions) tablet.
    Origin
    [from Latin tabella]
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    noun
    1. a small flap or strip of material attached to or projecting from something, used to hold or manipulate it, or for identification and information.
      tag
      flap
      loop
      lappet
      label
      strap
      handle
      • a restaurant or bar bill:
        bill
        invoice
        account
        statement
        charge
        reckoning
        tally
        expense
        cost
        check
        score
        note/list of charges
       
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    1. In computer software (e.g., Internet browser), a tab is a clickable area at the top of a window that shows another page or area. When a tab is clicked, the tab's contents are shown, and any other open tab is hidden.

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      a small piece of paper, metal, etc. that is attached to something larger and is used for giving information, fastening, opening, etc.:

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      TAB definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

      Learn the various meanings and uses of the word tab, from a small flap or piece of paper to a drug or a bill. See examples, synonyms, pronunciation, and related terms.

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      Objective of install TABS is to defeat the enemy forces. Game is turn-based, and each turn you can move your units and give them orders. It’s won by either defeating all of the enemy units, or capturing their flag. Player controls an army of soldiers, and must use them to defeat the enemy army.

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      Gameplay of install TABS is very simple: two armies face off against each other on a battlefield, and the player must use a variety of units to defeat the enemy. The player can also place obstacles and traps on the battlefield to give themselves an advantage. Game is turn-based, so the player can take their time to plan out their strategy.

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