Dab

DAB, dab, dabs, or dabbing may refer to:

Dictionaries

 * Dictionary of American Biography, published under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies
 * Dictionary of Australian Biography, published since 1949

Places

 * Dąb, Katowice, a district in southern Poland
 * Dąb, Greater Poland Voivodeship, a village in west-central Poland
 * Dąb, Lubusz Voivodeship, a village in west Poland
 * Dąb, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, a village in northern Poland
 * Dab, Chakwal, a village in Punjab, Pakistan

Organizations

 * Da Afghanistan Bank, central bank of Afghanistan
 * Dansk Almennyttigt Boligselskab, a Danish non-profit housing association
 * Defense Acquisition Board, a United States Department of Defense purchasing oversight board
 * Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, a political party in Hong Kong
 * Dortmunder Actien Brauerei, a German brewery

Defunct organisations

 * Dabs.com, a defunct British e-commerce retailer
 * Danish Automobile Building, a former Danish bus manufacturer
 * Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, a former foreign bank in China

Science and technology

 * Common dab, a fish
 * 3,3'-Diaminobenzidine or diaminobenzidine, commonly used in immunohistochemical staining
 * 1,4-Diaminobutane
 * 10-Deacetylbaccatin, or 10-DAB
 * Digital Audio Broadcasting, or DAB, a digital radio transmission standard
 * 4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene (methyl yellow), a pH indicator
 * Dabbing, a method of making metal casts from a wooden block, related to stereotyping

Other uses

 * Dab (dance), a dance move
 * Daytona Beach International Airport's IATA airport code
 * Common dab, a flatfish found in European coastal waters
 * Directional asking bid, a contract bridge term
 * Smoking or vaporizing hash oil
 * Touching a foot to the ground in motorcycle trials