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tablet
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[ˈtablɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a flat slab of stone, clay, or wood, used especially for an inscription
(e.g: at the corner of the apse is a memorial tablet)
- a small disc or cylinder of a compressed solid substance, typically a measured amount of a medicine or drug
(e.g: headache tablets)
- a small portable computer that accepts input directly on to its screen rather than via a keyboard or mouse
- a writing pad
- a kind of token giving authority for a train to proceed over a single-track line
- a traditional sweet made from sugar, condensed milk, and butter, resembling fudge but having a hard, grainy texture
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old French tablete, from a diminutive of Latin tabula (see table)
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