Fab

//fæb// adj, intj, name, noun, verb, slang

adj, intj, name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A manufacturing plant which fabricates items, particularly silicon chips. informal

    "The chip fab will double its production next year."

  2. 2
    A member of The Beatles.
  3. 3
    Abbreviation of fragment antigen-binding. abbreviation, alt-of
  4. 4
    Abbreviation of frontal assessment battery. abbreviation, alt-of
  5. 5
    Abbreviation of French–American–British classification. abbreviation, alt-of
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  1. 6
    Abbreviation of fast atom bombardment. abbreviation, alt-of
Verb
  1. 1
    To fabricate, especially in the context of fabbers informal, transitive

    "It uses digital data from a computer to “fab” products and models of new products."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Fabulous (great or spectacular). informal
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of French–American–British. abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    extremely pleasing wordnet
Intj
  1. 1
    Used to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood. humorous

    ""Okay, FAB. Over and out.""

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Freeport Area of Bataan. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

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a+a-plusace-highacknowledgedawesomebad

Example

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"We're right down the street from the chip fab."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From fabulous, by shortening.

Etymology 2

From fabricate and its derived terms, by shortening.

Etymology 3

From fab.

Etymology 4

Abbreviation

Etymology 5

Coined by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson for the TV series Thunderbirds (1965-1966), from fab, clipping of fabulous.

Etymology 6

Abbreviation.

Related phrases

FAB classificationFAB classification systemfab labsilicon chip

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