tab

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1.A small flap or strip of material attached to or inserted into something, for holding, manipulation, identification, opening etc.
- We lifted the tabs on the cans and poured the brew carefully into glasses.
- He pulls off his belt, cursing as the studs catch in the tabs of his jeans.
- "His name was written upon a tab within it - Maple White, Lake Avenue, Detroit, Michigan."
2.An ear.(slang)
3.The page or form (for example, on a web browser or file manager) associated with such a navigational widget.
- How many tabs are open on your browser right now?
- That’s the relief I feel when clearing all the tabs in my internet browser. Clicking the crosses like a long line of kisses finally indulged.
4.A navigational widget, resembling a physical tab, for switching between documents or sets of controls.

1.To affix with tabs; to label.
2.To use the Tab key on a computer to advance the cursor or move the input focus, or on a typewriter to advance the carriage.
- You can prevent a control from getting the focus when the user is tabbing between controls by settings its IsTabStop property to False.