Tablica

Tablica is a Polish noun meaning a board or panel used for writing or display, or more generally a table of data. It derives from Latin tabula, meaning a plank or tablet. The term covers several related senses and is widely used in everyday language.

In everyday use, tablica refers to physical writing surfaces and notices. A chalkboard is tablica kredowa, while a whiteboard is tablica suchościeralna. A notice board for postings is tablica ogłoszeń, and a scoreboard or display of scores and statistics is tablica wyników. The word also appears in contexts such as memorial or commemorative plaques, where tablica pamiątkowa or tablica nagrobna denotes a plaque.

In computing and mathematics, tablica denotes an array or table of data, such as tablica liczb (array of numbers) or tablica dwuwymiarowa (two-dimensional array). It is used to describe collections of elements organized for processing or presentation.

The plural tablice is common and can refer to either physical boards or data arrays. The term has cognates in related languages; for example, Russian таблица (tablitsa) and Ukrainian таблиця (tablitsia) mean “table” or “chart,” reflecting a shared root with Polish tablica.

Overall, tablica is a versatile term whose meaning depends on context, spanning educational environments, information displays, data structures, and commemorative objects.