1. A portable computer with a touchscreen
   "The iPad is a tablet computer designed and marketed by Apple";
   - tablet computer
    
2. A dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
   "The doctor prescribed two tablets to be taken daily";
   - pill, lozenge, tab
    
3. A small flat compressed cake of some substance
   "a tablet of soap"
    
4. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
   "He jotted down notes on a tablet of paper during the meeting";
   - pad, pad of paper
    
5. A slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
   "The ancient laws were carved into a stone tablet"
    
6. (computing) an input device that allows one to hand-draw images and graphics, typically by moving a pen over a special pad
   "The digital artist used a graphics tablet to create intricate illustrations";
   - graphics tablet, pen pad

Derived forms: tablets

Type of: bar, cake, computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, dosage, dose, electronic computer, information processing system, laptop, laptop computer, notebook, notebook computer, paper, slab

Encyclopedia: Tablet