Tabbed browsing, also called a tabbed document interface (TDI), is a feature recently
implemented in Web browsers
to effectively contain multiple pages or documents in a single
window. Each item
occupies the browser's entire viewing area when displayed. Tabs facilitate navigation among the
items. The term "tab" arises from the visual similarity to the physical tabs on manila folders used
to store and organize hard copy.
The most often-mentioned advantage of tabbed browsing is the fact that it eliminates the need to
display tiled windows that demand frequent resizing and repositioning. Tabbed browsing consumes
less memory
and operating
system resources than tiled-window browsing provided the user does not keep too many items open
at once. Some tabbed browsing interfaces allow the storage of sessions for later resumption. Some
browsers allow for multiple rows of tabs. This offers flexibility but in the extreme it can cause
clutter and reduce the viewing area available for page or document contents.
This was last updated in November 2008
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