Dictionary

tabbed en · ADJ

Etymology

From tab + -ed.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Having a tab (protruding strip of material).
   • Letter up a tabbed folder for each different catalog you intend to issue. As you collect matter for this catalog, put it in the one place — the folder devoted to that catalog. 1907, Joseph Meadon, Walter Lawrence Tobey, The Graphic Arts and Crafts Year Book:
2. (not-comparable) Having tabs (the user interface element).
   • If you're a stranger to tabbed browsing, you're probably trapped in a somewhat old-fashioned Web surfing pattern. Perhaps you click on an interesting link, wait for that link to load, then press the Back button when you've finished reading that new page. 2005, Cheah Chu Yeow, Firefox Secrets, SitePoint, →ISBN, page 26:
   • A tabbed browser can display a different webpage on each tab.

Deriveds

nontabbed · untabbed · multitabbed

tabbed en · VERB

Etymology

From tab + -ed.

Meanings

1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of tab
   form of tab