tablet Definition

tablet
noun

1. A small solid measured amount of a medicine or drug; a pill.

Thesaurus: pill, capsule, dose, medicine.
2. A solid flat piece of something, eg soap.
3. A slab of stone or wood on which an inscription may be carved.
(Scots)
4. A type of hard fudge made from sugar, butter and condensed milk, cut into smallish slabs when solid.

Etymology: 14c: from French tablete, from Latin tabula board.