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Answer: Remove data-toggle="tab" from Tabs
You can remove the attribute data-toggle="tab" from the tab's <a> element to disable a Bootstrap tab. Further you can add the class .disabled to the parent<li> element to make it look like disabled visually. Here's an example:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Disable Clicks on Bootstrap Tabs</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/bootstrap.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/bootstrap-theme.min.css">
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.2.min.js"></script>
<script src="js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<ul class="nav nav-tabs">
<li class="active"><a data-toggle="tab" href="#home">Home</a></li>
<li><a data-toggle="tab" href="#profile">Profile</a></li>
<li class="disabled"><a href="#admin">Admin</a></li>
</ul>
<div class="tab-content">
<div id="home" class="tab-pane fade in active">
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</div>
<div id="profile" class="tab-pane fade">
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</div>
<div id="admin" class="tab-pane fade">
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</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>