fab.
Fabulous (great or spectacular).
Meaning & usage
Fabulous (great or spectacular).
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti Proto-Italic *fāōr Latin for, fā- Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Latin -bula Latin fābula Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin fābulōsusder. Middle English fabulous English fabulousclip. English fab From fabulous, by shortening.
A manufacturing plant which fabricates items, particularly silicon chips.
The chip fab will double its production next year.
Where this word comes from
From fabricate and its derived terms, by shortening.
To fabricate, especially in the context of fabbers
It uses digital data from a computer to “fab” products and models of new products.
Where this word comes from
From fabricate and its derived terms, by shortening.
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