tablets

Touchscreen portable devices

Tablets is the plural of tablet.

A tablet is a flat, portable slab for writing—from ancient clay tablets to modern touchscreen devices.

Pharmaceutical tablets are compressed doses of medication: Take two tablets with water.

A tablet of paper is a pad of sheets bound at one edge.

Stone tablets carry inscribed text, most famously the Ten Commandments.

medication

pill

Solid medicine dose

pharmacy · pharmaceutical · aspirin · ibuprofen · painkiller · antibiotic · vitamin · supplement · effervescent · chewable

ancient

clay

Moldable earth for ceramics

hieroglyphics · stone · carving · engraving · commandments · Rosetta · Sumerian · Babylonian · Moses · scribe

digital

iPad

Apple's tablet device

touchscreen · apps · e-reader · streaming · Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · processor · battery · charger · USB-C

Categories
Opposites
device form factor

tabletsdesktop computers

Stationary personal computing machines

mainframes · desktops · workstations · servers · laptops

medication form

tabletsliquids

Matter that flows

injections · syrups · suppositories · topical creams · patches

writing medium technology

tabletsdigital screens

Electronic visual output surfaces

scrolls · paper · parchment · electronic displays · touchscreens

Phrases
Family

tablet, tableau, tabletop, tableaux, tabletops, tableaus

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G