Alt-Tab

Verb · Slang & Abbreviations

Definitions

  1. To switch quickly between open windows or applications using the `Alt+Tab` keyboard shortcut, especially on Windows and Linux desktops. In slang, it also stands for constant context switching between tasks, docs, terminals, and chats.

    In plain English: Switching quickly between open apps or windows, often by keyboard shortcut.

    Example: "I was alt-tabbing between Grafana, Slack, and the shell for most of the incident."

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