"dab"

Definition:

• A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert.
• A name given to several species of flounders, esp. to the European species, Pleuronectes limanda. The American rough dab is Hippoglossoides platessoides.
• To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber.
• To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
• A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck.
• A small mass of anything soft or moist.

Web Definitions for dab

• Digital Audio Broadcasting, also known as digital radio.
  www.ntl.com/locales/gb/en/guides/anoraks/glossary.asp

• Design Advisory Board
  ppc.ucsc.edu/userguide/glossary1.html

• Digital Audio Broadcast; a digital radio system co-ordinated by the World DAB Forum
  www.dxing.info/glossary.dx

• Digital Audio Broadcasting. Digital radio uses frequencies in the band 217.5-230MHz in the UK. Broadcasters use varying degrees of compression which can cause the audio quality to vary greatly. Many national stations are only available on DAB.
  www.hifibitz.co.uk/glossary.asp

• The DAB is the Department's senior-level forum for advising the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology) (USD(A&T)) on critical decisions concerning acquisition category (ACAT) ID programs. The DAB is composed of the Department's senior acquisition officials. ...
  https://competitivesourcing.navy.mil/reference_documents/defs.cfm

• Digital Audio Broadcasting is a system used to broadcast radio programmes. In addition to the actual audio information (speech and music), the system is able to transmit graphic images and text information at a low transmission rate.
  www.technisat.com/en/sat-infos/glossar.php

• A synthetic antibody based on a single chain.
  www.genpromag.com/Glossary.aspx

• The Seller's obligations end when the goods have arrived at the Frontier but before entering the Customs process at the Country named in the contract.
  www.genesisny.net/Commodity/Sugar/SugarINCO.html

• tap: a light touch or stroke
• apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint"
• a small quantity of something moist or liquid; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey"
• hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder"
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