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'''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]]
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