Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,822,292,910 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

tab
(redirected from picked up the tab)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial, Idioms, Wikipedia 0.02 sec.

tab

(1) To move the cursor on a display screen or the print head on a printer to a specified column (the tab stop). Pressing the Tab key on a keyboard moves the screen cursor horizontally to the right. Pressing Shift-Tab moves it to the left. However, in the ASCII character set, there are codes for both horizontal and vertical tabs. See tab stop.

(2) A small flap used for quick access that projects out from the end of a page or file folder. The on-screen equivalent is clicked to display a dialog for the user. See tabbed browsing.

(3) (TAB) See tape automated bonding.

Dialog Box Tabs
On-screen tabs are widely used in control panels and other setting dialogs. In this Windows display control panel example, the Appearance tab is currently selected.

tab1
a small auxiliary aerofoil on the trailing edge of a rudder, aileron, or elevator, etc., to assist in the control of the aircraft in flight
tab2
1. short for tabulator, tablet
2. Slang a portion of a drug, esp LSD or ecstasy
TAB - HT


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
And isn't school construction and repair exactly what voters were promised when they picked up the tab for $19 billion in school bonds?
EDITORIAL ROMER'S BAND-AIDS TEPID PLAN WON'T REPEL REFORM EFFORT by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The Austin Chronicle reported that the briefing cost half a million dollars, but it's unclear who picked up the tab.
'Restoration Project' recruits clergy for Texas governor's race by Church & State
Until now, companies picked up the tab for the difference between what an employee would pay domestically and what the host country charges.
Boom in Expat Stock Options Could Make Corporate Budgets Go Bust by Financial Executive
More results
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2010 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.