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tab

noun

  1. interface component that allows multiple documents to be contained within a single window
  2. Various types of small flaps, loops, or other devices projecting from an object, usually to facilitate identification, grasping, or fastening or that serve as decorative elements on the edges of costume.
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /tæb/ / [tʰæb̥]

noun

  1. A tableau curtain.

verb

Etymology: Apocopation (shortening) of (variously) tabulate, tabulator, or tabulation.

  1. 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.