caplet vs tab

caplet

noun
  • A smooth-coated tablet (pill, as in medicine) shaped like a capsule, used as a tamper-resistant alternative to a capsule, or an easy-to-swallow alternative to regular tablets. 

  • A component of an interest rate cap, a derivative instrument that effectively prevents the interest payments on an otherwise variable-rate loan from exceeding an agreed level (the "cap"). Each "caplet", analysable as a call option, covers one interest accrual period (such as three months); the whole interest rate cap is made up of a series of consecutive caplets. 

tab

noun
  • A tablet, especially one containing illicit drugs. 

  • Credit account, e.g., in a shop or bar; slate 

  • A navigational widget, resembling a physical tab, for switching between documents or sets of controls. 

  • An ear. 

  • A student of Cambridge University. 

  • A tabloid newspaper. 

  • The cost or bill for anything. 

  • A space character that extends to the next aligned column, traditionally used for tabulation. 

  • A cigarette. 

  • A tableau curtain. 

  • The page or form associated with such a navigational widget. 

  • A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments. 

  • A fast march or run with full kit. 

  • A small flap or strip of material attached to something, for holding, manipulation, identification, opening etc. 

  • A restaurant bill. 

verb
  • To use the Tab key on a computer to advance the cursor or move the input focus, or on a typewriter to advance the carriage. 

  • To affix with tabs; to label. 

How often have the words caplet and tab occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )