lab; laboratory
Common abbreviation of ラボラトリー, used for scientific, medical, or technical laboratories.
See also: ラボラトリー
language lab; language laboratory
Abbreviation of ランゲージラボラトリー, specifically for language-learning facilities with audio equipment.
See also: ランゲージラボラトリー
He is experimenting with a new drug in the lab.
We started experiments in the new lab.
I practiced English pronunciation in the university language lab.
I go to the university's language lab regularly to practice English pronunciation.
実験室 specifically emphasizes a room used for conducting experiments, whereas ラボ is a more general, casual term for any lab facility.
Clipped from English 'laboratory', via ラボラトリー.