tab stops

A form of tab stop — On a typewriter, any of the horizontal locations where the carriage movement is halted by mechanical gears.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of tab stop
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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