Tabbed

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of tab form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a tab (protruding strip of material). not-comparable

    "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."

  2. 2
    Having tabs (the user interface element). not-comparable

    "A tabbed browser can display a different webpage on each tab."

Example

More examples

"Tabbed browsing is very useful."

Etymology

From tab + -ed.

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