The two miracle keys that can mean the difference between safety or a detention
'Dan! The teacher's coming! You better alt-tab your meme collection!'
by unicorn-san September 5, 2017
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The act of using the ALT+TAB keys to jump from application to application (Or document to document), or in the workplace, using those keys to hide the website of non working nature to go back to an open document looking like you're doing real work.
I hate that I can't alt-tab between Visio documents.

When Art heard the boss's footsteps, he quickly alt-tabbed to a spreadsheet, hiding the streaming pr0n he had been lookin at.
by Leif April 8, 2005
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Alt + Tab is a combination to switch tabs on most PCs, making it an easy way to fool teachers and other people into thinking you're doing what you're supposed to be doing.
Person 1: Holy shit, moms coming!
Person 2: I better ALT + Tab to my homework before she catches me...
by xX_MLG-SL4YER-OF-WEED_Xx March 26, 2016
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Accidentally hitting alt and tab, changing the program you are currently in. This is most irritating when you are playing an online game that takes up the entire screen.
Damnit, I alt-tabbed and lost sound. Brb gg.
by min.dan June 16, 2003
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To overtly change the subject of a conversation.
I'm going to Alt-Tab us right now back over to what we were talking about previously: Brown Chicken, Brown Cow
by ne0g0 July 24, 2009
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In Ragnarok Online and other games, the art of looking at other websites while playing at the same time using alt and tab. Warning: Do not do this in the middle of battle, else your team mates will eat you alive.
"Oi, Xero, we're dying here! ...Xero?? Aw, damnit, don't tell me you're alt-tabbed again!"
by Ceremight November 11, 2004
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Someone who constantly switches windows when someone coming into the room while their watching something they shouldn't
"I was watching some sweet porn the other day, to bad I had to keep pressing alt tab because my mom was cleaning my room"

"You are a true alt tab warrior"
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