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fab

adj
/fæb/

Etymology

Coined by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson for the TV series Thunderbirds (1965-1966), from fab, clipping of fabulous.

Definitions

  1. Fabulous (great or spectacular).

  2. A manufacturing plant which fabricates items, particularly silicon chips.

    • The chip fab will double its production next year.

  3. To fabricate, especially in the context of fabbers

    • It uses digital data from a computer to “fab” products and models of new products.
  4. ›+ 8 more definitions

    1. A member of The Beatles.

    2. Abbreviation of fragment antigen-binding.

    3. Used to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood.

      • "Okay, FAB. Over and out."
      • It was great to report back to Mike and Jason on this knowing they were eager to hear that everything was operational. F.A.B. Virgil!
      • “Understood. F.A.B., sir.” Their pilot hung the microphone back on its hook.

    4. Abbreviation of frontal assessment battery.

    5. Abbreviation of French–American–British classification.

    6. Abbreviation of fast atom bombardment.

    7. Abbreviation of French–American–British.

    8. Initialism of Freeport Area of Bataan.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA