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tab index

tab index noun: a number assigned to a control on the display, designating its position in the sequence of controls that the user can move through by pressing the Tab key.

Noun

tab index (plural tab indexes or tab indices)

  1. A number assigned to a control on the display, designating its position in the sequence of controls that the user can move through by pressing the Tab key.

Forms of tab index

pluraltab indexes
pluraltab indices

Questions about tab index

What does tab index mean?
Tab index means a number assigned to a control on the display, designating its position in the sequence of controls that the user can move through by pressing the Tab key.
What part of speech is tab index?
Tab index is a noun.
What is the plural of tab index?
The plural of tab index is tab indexes.

Words near tab index in the dictionary

  1. Taastrup
  2. tab
  3. tab complete
  4. tab control
  5. tab controls
  6. tab index
  7. tab indexes
  8. tab indices
  9. tab leader
  10. tab leaders
  11. tab nabbing

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