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tabbers

tabbers is the plural of tabber.

Meaning of tabber

Noun

tabber (plural tabbers)

  1. A device for applying an adhesive tab.
    • Mail tabbers are an economical and timesaving alternative for mass mailings, such as newsletters and brochures. Instead of inserting the pages inside an envelope, which then needs to be sealed, a tabber places a small adhesive tab (or wafer seal) on folded sheets of paper to securely hold them shut.2013, Entrepreneur magazine, Grant-Writing Business: Step-by-Step Startup Guide
  2. (in-compounds) One who wears a tab of a specified kind.
    • Under this system, outstanding freshmen cadets (green tabbers) are picked during the first semester, and "marked" with green shoulder tabs and green plastic lapel discs.1963, Army, volume 14, page 37
  3. A user who switches between tabs.
    • OmniWeb has a reputation for fast browsing, but if you're a card-carrying member of TA (Tabbers Anonymous), you need the 5.0 beta version to get that feature.2004, Sarah Milstein, Rael Dornfest, Google: The Missing Manual, page 172

Questions about tabbers

What is tabbers the plural of?
Tabbers is the plural of tabber.

Words near tabbers in the dictionary

  1. tabbable
  2. tabbed
  3. tabbed out
  4. tabber
  5. Tabberabbera
  6. tabbers
  7. Tabbert
  8. Tabberts
  9. tabbied
  10. tabbier
  11. tabbies

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