Collins English-English Dictionary

tablet ['tæblɪt]

1. 1. n a medicinal formulation made of a compressed powdered substance containing an active drug and excipients

2. 2. n a flattish cake of some substance, such as soap

3. 3. n [Scot] a sweet made of butter, sugar, and condensed milk, usually shaped in a flat oblong block

4. 4. n a slab of stone, wood, etc, esp one formerly used for inscriptions

5. 5. n a thinner rigid sheet, as of bark, ivory, etc, used for similar purposes

6. 6. n [often plural] a set or pair of these fastened together, as in a book

7. 7. n a pad of writing paper

8. 8. n [NZ] a token giving right of way to the driver of a train on a single line section

9. 9. n [computing] an input device that allows the user to draw or write freehand to screen by means of stylus or digital pen

10. 10. n [Etymology] C14: from Old French tablete a little table, from Latin tabula a board