Elab

Elab is a term that can refer to several different things depending on context. It is often used as a shorthand for electronic laboratory or eLab, and it appears in education, research, and technology as a label for digital lab environments.

In education and research, elab commonly denotes online or virtual laboratory resources that provide simulations, experiments, and data management without a physical lab. These platforms support remote learning, collaborative work, and reproducible research. In many settings, elab is used interchangeably with electronic lab notebooks (ELNs) or laboratory information management systems (LIMS), though ELN and LIMS are more formal terms.

In industry and consumer products, elab can appear as a brand name for platforms that host virtual labs, engineering tutorials, or science experimentation kits. Because it is a generic label, the exact scope and features of an "elab" product vary by provider, but typical offerings include experiment interfaces, instructional content, data capture, and sharing tools.

In some contexts, elab is encountered as part of a longer acronym or as a stylized product name. As a lower-case string, it tends to function as a brandable or project-specific label rather than a standardized technical term.

See also: electronic lab notebook, online laboratory, virtual lab, remote laboratory.