tab

1. A small flap or strip of material attached to or inserted into something, for holding, manipulation, identification, opening etc.

   insert tab A into slot B

   Reiter, Karteikartenreiter

   пете́лькаpetélʹka, у́шкоúško

   a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it

2. (slang)An ear.

3. (broadly)A navigational widget, resembling a physical tab, for switching between documents or sets of controls.

   Registerkarte, Reiter, Tab

   вкла́дкаvkládka, табtab

4. (broadly)The page or form (for example, on a web browser or file manager) associated with such a navigational widget.

   How many tabs are open on your browser right now?

5. (British Army, slang)A fast march or run with full kit.

6. (Canada, US, informal)A restaurant bill.

   to pick up the tab

   the bill in a restaurant

7. (Canada, US, informal)Credit account, e.g., in a shop or bar; slate.

   to start a tab

   Put this round on my tab, please, barman.

8. (broadly)The cost or bill for anything.

9. A space character that extends to the next aligned column, traditionally used for tabulation.

10. (Geordie, Mackem)A cigarette.

    Lend us a tab!

11. A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.

12. A student of Cambridge University.

1. I'll put it on your tab.

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2. Just put it on my tab.

   ruПросто запиши это на мой счет.

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3. The bartender asked Tom to pay his tab.

   ruБармен попросил Тома оплатить счёт.

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4. Who's going to pick up the tab for this?

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5. I have over thirty tabs open in my browser right now.

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