TABLE

Table

A table is a form of furniture with a flat horizontal upper surface used to support objects of interest, for storage, show, and/or manipulation. The surface must be held stable; for reasons of simplicity, this is usually done by support from below by either a column, a "base", or at least three columnar "stands". In special situations, table surfaces may be supported from a nearby wall, or suspended from above.

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table

Noun

  1. Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.
    1. An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs.
      1. A flat tray which can be used as a table.
    2. The lineup of players at a given table.
    3. A group of people at a table, for example for a meal or game.
    4. A two-dimensional presentation of data.
    5. A matrix or grid of data arranged in rows and columns.
      1. A collection of arithmetic calculations arranged in a table, such as multiplications in a multiplication table.
    6. A lookup table, most often a set of vectors.
    7. A visual representation of a classification of teams or individuals based on their success over a predetermined period.
    8. The top of a stringed instrument, particularly a member of the violin family: the side of the instrument against which the strings vibrate.
  2. One half of a backgammon board, which is divided into the inner and outer table.

Verb

  1. To put on a table.
  2. To propose for discussion (from to put on the table).
    The legislature tabled the amendment, so they will start discussing it now.
  3. To hold back to a later time; to postpone.
    The legislature tabled the amendment, so they will not be discussing it until later.
    The motion was tabled, ensuring that it would not be taken up until a later date.
  4. To tabulate; to put into a table.
    to table fines
  5. To delineate, as on a table; to represent, as in a picture.
  6. To supply with food; to feed.
  7. To insert, as one piece of timber into another, by alternate scores or projections from the middle, to prevent slipping; to scarf.
  8. To enter upon the docket.
    to table charges against someone
  9. To make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of (sails) in order to strengthen them in the part attached to the bolt-rope.


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