1
a
: a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription
b
: a thin slab or one of a set of portable sheets used for writing
2
a
: a small mass of medicated material
an aspirin tablet
b
: a compressed or molded block of a solid material
3
a
or tablet computer
: a mobile computing device that has a flat, rectangular form like that of a magazine or pad of paper, that is usually controlled by means of a touch screen, and that is typically used for accessing the Internet, watching videos, playing games, reading electronic books, etc.
b
Examples of tablet in a Sentence
you'll need to use your writing tablet to record all the information that the real estate agent is likely to reel off
take two tablets of the medication every eight hours
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Avoid phones, tablets, and computers at least an hour before bed.
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 24 Apr. 2025
Original price: $139.99 The newest Amazon Tablet model, the Fire HD 10, is Amazon’s fastest tablet to date.
—Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The tablet and Joy-Con feel almost identical to the previous system.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
According to airline officials, two of the biggest hurdles with getting the suites approved by regulators were their high walls, which the A350 was not initially designed to accommodate, and touch-screen seat controls that are operated through the same tablet as the inflight entertainment system.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 24 Apr. 2025
Original price: $139.99 The newest Amazon Tablet model, the Fire HD 10, is Amazon’s fastest tablet to date.
—Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The tablet and Joy-Con feel almost identical to the previous system.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
According to airline officials, two of the biggest hurdles with getting the suites approved by regulators were their high walls, which the A350 was not initially designed to accommodate, and touch-screen seat controls that are operated through the same tablet as the inflight entertainment system.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Tablet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tablet. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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tablet
noun
tab·let
ˈtab-lət 
1
a
: a flat slab suited for an inscription
2
a
: a compressed or molded block of a solid material
b
: a small usually round mass of material containing medicine
aspirin tablet
3
a
b
or tablet computer
: a mobile computing device that has a flat rectangular form, is usually controlled by means of a touch screen, and is typically used for accessing the Internet, watching videos, and reading e-books
Medical Definition
tablet
noun
tab·let
ˈtab-lət
: a small mass of medicated material (as in the shape of a disk)
an aspirin tablet
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