Tablet
Origin
From Old French tablete (Modern French tablette), diminutive of table ("table").
Full definition of tablet
Noun
tablet
(plural tablets)- A slab of clay used for inscription.
- (religion) A short scripture written by the founders of the Bahá'à faith.
- A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance.Many people take vitamin tablets as a food supplement.
- (computing) A graphics tablet.
- (computing) A tablet computer, a type of portable computer.
- (Scotland) A confection made from sugar, condensed milk and butter.
Verb
- (transitive) To form (a drug, etc.) into tablets.