# tabling

Pronunciation: say "TAY-buhl-ing" US /ˈtʰeɪb(ə)ɫɪŋ/, UK /ˈt(ʰ)eɪbɫ̩ɪŋ/, AUS /ˈtʰæɪbəɫɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of table. — present participle and gerund of table
   - Simple: Present participle of table. Use this form for the action as it is happening, or as a name for the act itself.
   - _The council is tabling the budget discussion for now._
   - _Tabling the motion gave members time to gather more facts._

## Noun

2. The setting-aside of a topic, removing it from active discussion. *(US)*
   - Simple: The act of putting off a topic so the group does not discuss it now.
   - _The committee's tabling of the motion delayed any vote for months._
   - _Her tabling of the controversial item drew complaints from the floor._
3. The introduction of a topic into a discussion, bringing it forward for consideration. *(UK)*
   - Simple: The act of bringing a topic forward so a group can discuss it.
   - _The minister's tabling of the bill opened the week's debate._
   - _Her tabling of the amendment forced the council to address the funding gap._
4. The arranging of information into tables; a display in tabular form.
   - Simple: The act of putting information into rows and columns.
   - _The tabling of the experimental data clarified the relationships between variables._
   - _Their tabling of monthly sales figures revealed a steady decline._
5. The staffing of a booth or display to represent a company or organization at an exposition, fair, or similar event.
   - Simple: The act of staffing a booth to represent a company at a fair or event.
   - _The club's tabling at orientation week recruited dozens of new members._
   - _Her tabling at the trade show gave the brand its first exposure to retailers._
6. The use of a table that stores the results of subproblems, which can be reused later when the same subproblem arises again.
   - Simple: A way of storing answers to smaller problems in a table, so you can reuse them later.
   - _The algorithm's tabling of computed subresults eliminated redundant calculation._
   - _Through tabling, the solver avoided recomputing values it had already found._
7. The joining of one timber into another by alternate notches or projections, as in shipbuilding; a rough form of dovetailing.
   - Simple: A way of joining two pieces of wood by cutting notches that lock them together.
   - _The tabling of the keel timbers gave the vessel much of its strength._
   - _Shipwrights relied on tabling where iron fastenings would corrode._
8. A broad hem along the edge of a sail, sewn to strengthen it.
   - Simple: A wide hem sewn along the edge of a sail to make it stronger.
   - _The sailmaker widened the tabling to withstand the coming gale._
   - _Worn tabling along the leech let the canvas tear in the wind._

## Noun

9. The provision of board and support; maintenance given to a person. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: The giving of food, a place to stay, and other help to someone.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/tabling (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).