TABBED

TAB

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

tabbed (not comparable)

Having a tab (protruding strip of material).

(computing, graphical user interface) Having tabs (the user interface element).

Verb

tabbed

simple past tense and past participle of tab

Source: Wiktionary


TAB

Tab, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]

1. The flap or latchet of a shoe fastened with a string or a buckle.

2. A tag. See Tag, 2.

3. A loop for pulling or lifting something.

4. A border of lace or other material, worn on the inner front edge of ladies' bonnets.

5. A loose pendent part of a lady's garment; esp., one of a series of pendent squares forming an edge or border.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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