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What is a Tab? Simply explained

  • Nov 28, 2025
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The term "Tab" stumbles you, in the meantime, all the time. The term can have several meanings - what is a Tab and what you can understand, we will explain in this practical tip.

Tab Element of an Internet browser

No matter whether Chrome, Firefox or Safari Tabs, you can find in any Browser. And this is hidden behind a Tab:
  • A Tab is in principle nothing other than a rider.
  • In this you can store, browse, something, and something to show.
  • So for example you can have multiple web pages open at the same time and only need to switch the Tab to the corresponding page view.
  • The Tabs are listed in most of the browsers at the top of the screen.
  • In the browsers Tabs, replace additional Browser window. Previously, you had to constantly switch between multiple Browser Windows - today you switch between the Tabs and see which pages you have open in parallel.
Browser Tab in Google Chrome

Tab key on the keyboard

With "Tab" but can also refer to the tab key or the produced Tab-stop:
  • "Tab" is the elongated key located above the caps lock key. With this button you create a Tab stop, so gross a text gap said.
  • More to the tab key in our keyboards guide.
In a further practical tip read how to use the "New Tab"page in Firefox change can.

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