tablet

Definitions

General English

• noun a small round pill taken as medicine

Computing

• noun a graphics pad or flat device which allows a user to input graphical information into a computer by drawing on its surface

Electronics

• An input device which serves for sketching or tracing images directly into a computer. It consists of an electronic pressure-sensitive surface which senses the position of the stylus which makes contact with it. The stylus, or puck, is similar to a mouse, but is much more accurate, because its location is determined by touching the active surface of the tablet with an absolute reference. Used, for instance, in computer-aided design. Also called touch tablet, digitizing tablet, graphics tablet, or digitizer (2).

Medical

• noun a small flat round object containing medicine that is taken by swallowing
• noun any tablet, pill or capsule taken by swallowing

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Contexts for “tablet”

5 definitions in context
• General English
• Computing
• Electronics
• Medical