TAB

I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1607 1. a short projecting device: as, a small flap or loop by which something may be grasped or pulled, a projection from a card used as an aid in filing, a small insert, addition, or remnant, appendage , extension , a small auxiliary airfoil hinged to a control surface (as a trailing edge) to help s~ilize an airplane in flight, 2. \partly short for ~le (I); partly from sense 1] close surveillance ; watch , a creditor's statement ; bill , check , cost , 3. \by shortening] ~loid , ~let , a key on a keyboard especially for arranging data in columns, II. transitive verb (~bed; ~bing) Date: 1872 to furnish or ornament with ~s, to single out ; designate , ~ulate