tab

noun

1. 1

   a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet

2. 2

   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

3. 3

   the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation

4. 4

   sensationalist journalism

5. 5

   the bill in a restaurant

   he asked the waiter for the check