tab Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the bill in a restaurant
   check; chit.
   
   • he asked the waiter for the check
2. noun sensationalist journalism
   tabloid; yellow journalism.
   
3. noun the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation
   tab key.
   
4. noun a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it
   
   • pull the tab to open the can
   • files with a red tab will be stored separately
   • the collar has a tab with a button hole
   • the filing cards were organized by cards having indexed tabs
5. noun a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
   lozenge; pill; tablet.
   

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