STAB or stab may refer to: *

Stabbing A stabbing is penetration or rough contact with a sharp or pointed object at close range. ''Stab'' connotes purposeful action, as by an assassin or murderer, but it is also possible to accidentally stab oneself or others. Stabbing differs fr ...

, penetration or contact with a sharp object * Stab, Kentucky, US * Stab (b-boy move), a breakdance technique *

Stab (music) In music, a stab is a single staccato note or chord that adds dramatic punctuation to a composition. Stabs are usually provided by horns (real or synthesized), thus the term horn stab, or an orchestral sample and usually occur on a 1-beat. Stabs ar ...

, an element in musical composition *

Stab (Luftwaffe designation) The German language term ''Stab'' (literal translation: "staff") was used during World War II to designate a headquarters unit of the German ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). There were ''Stab'' units at the level of a '' Gruppe'' or ''Geschwader'' &n ...

, during World War II, a German designation for command aircraft or headquarters units * Johann Stab, Johannes Stabius (1450–1522), Austrian cartographer *''Stab'', the film-within-a-film from the ''Scream'' franchise *"Stab", a song by Built to Spill from ''

There's Nothing Wrong with Love ''There's Nothing Wrong with Love'' is the second full-length album released by American indie rock band Built to Spill.''There's Nothing Wrong with Love'' was recorded in May and June 1994, and released September 13, 1994, on the Up Records la ...

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* Sodium triacetoxyborohydride, a reducing agent used in organic synthesis *

St. Anne's-Belfield School St. Anne's-Belfield School is a co-educational, independent boarding and day school for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The school is located on in Charlottesville, Virginia, US, near the campus of the University of Virginia. History The ...

, a college preparatory school in Charlottesville, Virginia, US *Same-type attack bonus, a scoring element in the gameplay of ''Pokémon'' video games *

Symbol table In computer science, a symbol table is a data structure used by a language translator such as a compiler or interpreter, where each identifier (or symbols), constants, procedures and functions in a program's source code is associated with inf ...

, a data structure used by a language translator * Stab jacket or buoyancy compensator, a piece of diving equipment *

Stabilizer (aircraft) An aircraft stabilizer is an aerodynamic surface, typically including one or more movable control surfaces, that provides longitudinal (pitch) and/or directional (yaw) stability and control. A stabilizer can feature a fixed or adjustable struc ...

* Strike Assault Boat

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