Tabname

Tabname is a generic identifier used in software development to refer to the label or identifier associated with a tab in a tabbed user interface. It is not an official standard term; rather, tabname is a variable or field name that developers use to store the text shown on the tab or to identify the tab for internal logic.

In UI frameworks, a tab component often exposes a property such as tabname, tabName, label, or title. When tabname appears, it usually holds the display label, e.g., “Overview” or “Settings,” but its exact meaning depends on the codebase.

Examples: In JavaScript/React, an array of tab objects might include { tabname: 'Home', key: 'home' }, while in a database a table of tab configurations might have a column named tabname that stores the label.

Considerations: Localization—store display text in a separate i18n resource rather than hardcoding; length constraints; naming consistency; if tabname is used as a routing path, sanitize and encode; accessibility—ensure the actual visible label is readable by screen readers; if tabname is only internal, separate accessible labels should exist.

Variants and related terms: tabLabel, tabTitle, name. See also: tabbed navigation, UI component libraries.