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Definition tablet in American English

tablet noun

[countable] noun
/ˈtæblət/
1

a small hard round piece of medicine that you swallow

Example

Take two tablets a day, with food.

Example

The treatment is now available in tablet form.

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1.1

a small hard piece of a substance, especially one that dissolves in water

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2

a mobile computing device, larger than a mobile phone, that can browse the internet, handle e-mail, play music and video, and display e-books. The user controls it by touching the screen.

Example

The study notes that news users "are highly likely to read long articles on their tablets, not just get headlines."

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3

a set of sheets of paper for writing on that are fastened together at one edge

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4

a flat piece of stone, clay, etc. with writing cut into it

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Definition tablet in American English