tablet

Etymology

From Old French tablete (Modern French tablette), diminutive of table (“table”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: tăbʹlət, IPA^(key): /ˈtæblət/
• Rhymes: -ət

Noun

tablet (plural tablets)

1. A slab of clay used for inscription.
2. (religion) A short scripture written by the founders of the Bahá'í faith.
3. A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance.

   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.
   • 2005, Kenneth T. Henson, Writing for Publication: Road to Academic Advancement, →ISBN, page 80:

     Take a full-size writing tablet and follow these steps.

5. (computing) A graphics tablet.
6. (computing) A tablet computer, a type of portable computer.
7. (Scotland) A confection made from sugar, condensed milk and butter.

Verb

tablet (third-person singular simple present tablets, present participle tableting or tabletting, simple past and past participle tableted or tabletted)

1. (transitive) To form (a drug, etc.) into tablets.

Anagrams

• Battle, batlet, battel, battle

Noun

tablet m (plural tablets)

1. (computing) tablet computer (a type of portable computer)

Noun

tablet m, f (plural tablets)

1. (computing) tablet