tabber

noun — 3 senses

tabber

noun

Etymology From tab + -er.

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:
  • But the sensitivity of the issue still lingered. To this day ex-servicemen still identify themselves as "Red Tabbers" or "Red Tab", […]1978, Papers in International Studies: Africa series, page 35:
3

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences 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:

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