tab order

noun

The sequence in which a user can navigate from one control to the next by pressing the Tab key.

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Meanings

nountab order (plural tab orders)

plural tab orders

  1. computingThe sequence in which a user can navigate from one control to the next by pressing the Tab key.
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APA

tab order. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tab%20order

MLA

“tab order.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tab%20order. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tab order,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tab%20order.

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