🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

separador

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /se.pa.ɾaˈdoɾ/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tab/tæb/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3450 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Abra um novo separador no navegador."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small flap or strip attached to something to hold, open, or identify it.

    "Click on the first tab to open the browser settings."
As verb
  1. 1

    To provide something with a tab or to switch between distinct interface sections in software.

    "You can tab through the form fields using the keyboard."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originates from the late 19th century as an abbreviation of 'tablet'. The meaning shifted in computing contexts to refer to a small flap or marker on a window or file, analogous to file folder tabs.

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