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tab leader

tab leader noun: in word processing, a series of repeated text characters filling the area of a tab stop, such as the row of periods/dots leading to the name of a chapter in a table of contents.

Noun

tab leader (plural tab leaders)

  1. In word processing, a series of repeated text characters filling the area of a tab stop, such as the row of periods/dots leading to the name of a chapter in a table of contents.

Forms of tab leader

pluraltab leaders

Questions about tab leader

What does tab leader mean?
Tab leader means in word processing, a series of repeated text characters filling the area of a tab stop, such as the row of periods/dots leading to the name of a chapter in a table of contents.
What part of speech is tab leader?
Tab leader is a noun.
What is the plural of tab leader?
The plural of tab leader is tab leaders.

Words near tab leader in the dictionary

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

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