the key on an electric typewriter that causes a tabulation

with the inoremap in place, we now have a tab key that can

使用 inoremap得到的tab键能够

when yaboot comes up, you can press the tab key to see all of the available kernels listed.

当yaboot开始运行时，您可以按下tab键来查看所有可用内核的列表。

let’s redefine the tab key in insertion mode so that it can be taught to recognize patterns in the text on either side of the cursor and select an appropriate completion for that context.

让我们在插入模式下重新定义tab键，从而使它能够在光标的任意一边识别文本中的模式，并为上下文选择适合的补全。

labels do not receive focus (in other words, a user cannot move to the label with the tab key or a mouse) and, thus, do not generate input events.

标签不接受焦点（换句话说，用户不能通过tab键或鼠标移动到标签），因此，标签无法产生输入事件。

the tab key has a special usage that helps you find commands.

tab键有个特殊的作用，可以帮助你来查找命令。

at the boot loader prompt, you can press the tab key to see all of the available labels you can type to boot your machine.

在引导载入程序提示时，可按tab键查看可为引导机器而键入的全部可用标记。

try the tab key to move forward between fields and links, shift+tab to move backwards, and the arrow keys to change which items are selected in lists or radio button groups.

尝试使用tab键在输入域和链接间切换，使用shift+tab后退，以及使用箭头键更改列表或单选按钮组中选中项目的选择。

pressing the tab key causes the shell to complete the filename for you.

按下tab键，shell会为您完成文件名。

click the tab key at the end of each line.

在每行的末尾按tab键。

press the tab key to see a list of images to boot and the original terse lilo text prompt boot:.

按tab键查看要引导的映像列表和原始简略lilo文本提示boot:。

the bash shell also provides file name completion but uses the tab key instead of the escape key.

bashshell也提供了文件名完成，但使用tab键代替esc键。

then press the tab key and get a full or partial completion: zsh$ cd barney.

然后按tab键并获得完整或部分完成：zsh$cdbarney.