tab leaders

A form of tab leader — In word processing, a series of repeated text characters filling the area of a tab stop, such as the row of periods/dots leading to the name of a chapter in a table of contents.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of tab leader
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APA

tab leaders. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tab%20leaders

MLA

“tab leaders.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tab%20leaders. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tab leaders,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tab%20leaders.

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