tabulador
tabuladór with stress marks
a tabulator
Usage Note
Tabulador is borrowed from Spanish and was used for the tabulator key on typewriters and early office machines, which advanced the carriage to a preset position. It is now largely archaic in everyday speech but may still appear in technical or historical texts.
Examples
" Sira na ang tabulador. "
Natural Translation
The tabulator is broken.
Literal Translation
Broken already the tabulator.
" Gumamit siya ng tabulador sa makina. "
Natural Translation
He/she used a tabulator on the machine.
Literal Translation
Used he/she of tabulator on machine.
" Noong gumagamit pa kami ng makinilya, kailangang pindutin ang tabulador para pantay-pantay ang mga hanay ng numero. "
Natural Translation
When we still used a typewriter, you had to press the tabulator so that the columns of numbers were even.
Literal Translation
When using still we of typewriter, needed press the tabulator so even the columns of numbers.
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