tabstop

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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

nountabstop (plural tabstops)

plural tabstops

  1. alternativeAlternative form of tab stop.
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APA

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

MLA

“tabstop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tabstop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tabstop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tabstop.

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