lab

¹ American  

[lab] / læb /

noun

1. laboratory.

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Lab ² American  

[lab] / læb /

noun

1. Informal.  Labrador retriever.

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LAB ³ American  

Or lab

abbreviation

Slang.

1. life’s a bitch (used to acknowledge, often dismissively, a difficult or unfair circumstance).

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lab. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. labor.

2. laboratory.

3. laborer.

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Lab. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. Laborite.

2. Labrador.

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Lab. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. politics Labour

2. Labrador

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lab ² British  

/ læb /

noun

1. short for laboratory

2. short for Labrador retriever

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lab. ³ British  

abbreviation

1. laboratory

2. labour

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Etymology

Origin of lab¹

By shortening

Origin of Lab²

By shortening

Origin of LAB³

From its use in digital communications

Example Sentences

In October, it launched its own AI model called Composer, partially to reduce its dependency on the biggest AI labs.

From The Wall Street Journal

In her case it was a marathon revision session until 3am recently ahead of 10 hours in exam labs the following day.

From BBC

The company has inked over $1.4 trillion in AI infrastructure deals, and investors are skeptical about how the AI lab will be able to pay for all of its commitments.

From MarketWatch

His stern, just-the-facts Joe Friday recitals of arrests, seizures, drug lab takedowns and other enforcement actions are signature moments at presidential news briefings.

From Los Angeles Times

The large foundation labs including OpenAI are fueling demand for high-quality training data—often gathered by real people recording themselves doing everyday tasks like folding laundry, loading dishwashers or making coffee.

From The Wall Street Journal

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