Fab

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1 Pronunciation 2 Adjective 3 Noun 4 Verb 5 Related terms

Pronunciation

IPA	SAMPA
/fæb/	/f{b/

• Rhymes: -æb

Adjective

fab (comparative fabber or more fab, superlative fabbest or most fab)

1. short for fabulous (great or spectacular).
2. (in composition) short for fabricated, as in pre-fab .

Noun

1. 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 )

1. 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