tab key
noun [C]Definition
› the key on a computer keyboard that allows you to move the cursor (= a symbol that shows where you are working) forward a few spacesOperating computers
(Definition of tab key noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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