tablets

Noun

tablet (plural tablets)

1. A slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription.
   • Also mentioned is the Rev. T. Stock, who has a tablet in St John's church [Gloucester] and "who with Raikes established the four original Sunday schools in this parish ... in 1780. From this small beginning sprung that gratuitous system of Christian instruction which has covered the face of England...2023 January 11, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: castles and cathedrals”, in RAIL, number 974, page 56
2. A short scripture written by the founders of the Baháʼí Faith.
3. A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance in solid form.
   • Many people take vitamin tablets as a food supplement.
4. A block of several sheets of blank paper that are bound together at the top; pad of paper.
   • Take a full-size writing tablet and follow these steps.2005, Kenneth T. Henson, Writing for Publication: Road to Academic Advancement, →ISBN, page 80
5. A graphics tablet.
6. A tablet computer, a type of portable computer.

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