Tab 599979 225094408 2008-07-11T21:14:39Z Jellyfish dave 5926572 /* In slang */ :'' In Wikipedia, [[colon]]s <nowiki>(:)</nowiki> are used to tab. <!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------> <!-- MoS:Disambiguation - prefer ONE LINK per entry, short descriptions. --> <!-- Avoid piping, external links, and red links with little article potential --> <!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------> {{Wiktionary|tab}} {{TOCright}} '''Tab''' or '''tabs''' may refer to: *[[Tabulation]]: computing evolved from a mechanical basis using cards gradually between the 1940s and 1990s to a completely electronic basis. The card based systems and components such as sorters and card readers and punches were called "Tab". *The [[tab key]], on a computer keyboard, automates indenting text to a preset position. The tab key is commonly used for [[indentation]] in [[word processor]]s and other software. *[[Tab (archery)]], the small piece of protective covering to protect the fingers when practicing *[[Tab (debating)]], the table of the results of a debating competition *[[Tab (soft drink)]], a beverage produced by the Coca-Cola company *[[Tab (album)|''Tab'' (album)]], by Monster Magnet *[[Tabs (stage)]], in theatre, the term for the curtain at the front of the stage *[[Tablature]], a form of musical notation used particularly for guitars and other fretted instruments *[[Tâb]], a board game played in Egypt and elsewhere *[[Chicago tab]], in organizing, a protruding piece of a planar surface that provides an index mark. *[[Tab Ramos]], an American soccer player *[[Tab Hunter]], an American actor and musician *[[TABS]], Thermal Activated Building System. ==In software== *[[Tab (GUI)]], a visual marker in a computer application, similar to Chicago tabs (above) * [[Tabbed document interface]] ("tabbed browsing"), in a [[web browser]], tabs divide open pages displayed in a single window *[[Tabs (software)]], a 3D CAD tool, originally for [[Acorn Computers|Acorn]] [[Acorn Archimedes|Archimedes]] computers ==In publishing== *"Tab", abbreviation of [[tabloid]], a small newspaper format *Tab, a [[comic strip formats|comic strip format]] *[[Tab Communications]], a former newspaper publisher in Massachusetts, or one of its papers ==In slang== * [[Bill (payment)]], informally * In British English, a colloquialism for [[cigarette]] * In British Military English, a colloquialism for a forced march, from [[yomp|Tactical Advance to Battle]] * In East Midlands English, a slang term for [[ear]] *"Tabs", abbreviation for "tablets", slang for the drug [[MDMA]], or Ecstasy * In British English, a term referring to [[Cambridge University]] students, used primordially by members of [[Oxford University]] ==Places== *[[Tab, Hungary]], town in Somogy County, Hungary, near Lake Balaton *[[Tab, Indiana]], village in Warren County, Indiana, USA ==See also== *[[TAB]] *[[Taba]] {{disambig}} [[de:TAB]] [[fr:Tab]] [[it:TAB]] [[ja:タブ]] [[no:Tab]] [[pl:Tab]]