tablet

7 definitions • 8 examples

a small, solid piece of medicine:

a sleeping tablet

a vitamin tablet

a thin, flat, often square piece of hard material such as wood, stone, or metal:

The poem was engraved on a tablet of stone.

UK a tablet of soap

a small, flat computer that is controlled by touching the screen or by using a special pen

a small, round, solid object made of medicine; a pill:

aspirin tablets

a piece of stone or other hard material used for writing, esp. in ancient times:

The archaeologists found six tablets recording business transactions from over three thousand years ago.

sheets paper that have been fastened together at one edge, used for writing or drawing; a pad:

His pen swept across his drawing tablet.

a type of small computer with a screen that you can write on using a special pen:

This tablet PC converts into a smoothly working notebook with a keyboard addition.