a small piece of material on a box, can, or container that is pulled to open it

A tab is also a small piece of paper or plastic attached to a paper or file so it can be found easily.

an amount charged for a service or for a meal in a restaurant:

a small piece of paper, metal, or cloth that is attached to the edge of something:

IT, INTERNET a small symbol on a website that gives you information about the different pages you can open on that website:

also tab stop IT a fixed position on a line of text that you are writing on a computer, etc. that can be reached by pressing the tab key

informal the amount of money that is charged for something:

a record of what you have ordered or used but not yet paid for, especially in a bar or restaurant:

to think or say that someone or something should have a particular job or use:

to put tabs on something: