Science Fair Project Dictionary
Fab
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Pronunciation
| IPA | SAMPA |
|---|---|
| /fæb/ | /f{b/ |
- Rhymes: -æb
Adjective
fab (comparative fabber or more fab, superlative fabbest or most fab)
- short for fabulous (great or spectacular).
- (in composition) short for fabricated, as in pre-fab .
Noun
- A plant which fabricates items, particularly silicon chips .
- Hundreds were put out of work when the chip fab shut down.
Verb
fab (past and past participle: fabbed )
- short for fabricate, especially in the context of fabbers
- It uses digital data from a computer to “fab” products and models of new products. [1]
Related terms
- fabber
- fabulous
- pre-fab
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