tablet
Pronunciation: /ˈtæblət/
The English word “tablet” has 9 meanings listed here.
noun
- A slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription.
- A short scripture written by the founders of the Baháʼí Faith.
- A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance in solid form.
- A block of several sheets of blank paper that are bound together at the top; pad of paper.
- A graphics tablet.
- A tablet computer, a type of portable computer.
- A confection made from sugar, condensed milk and butter, produced in flat slabs, with a grainer texture than fudge.
- A type of round token giving authority for a train to proceed over a single-track line.
verb
Etymology
From Middle English tablet, from Old French tablete (Modern French tablette), diminutive of table (“table”). Compare English table, -et.
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