tab ‧ u ‧ late /ˈtæbjəleɪt, ˈtæbjʊleɪt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: past participle of tabulare , from Latin tabula ; ⇨ ↑ table 1 ]
to arrange figures or information together in a set or a list, so that they can be easily compared
—tabulation /ˌtæbjəˈleɪʃ ə n, ˌtæbjʊˈleɪʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable and countable]