toolbar

noun

tool·​bar ˈtül-ˌbär How to pronounce toolbar (audio)
: a strip of icons on a computer display providing quick access to certain functions

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Clicking the browser toolbar button displays the latest three files checked, with a link to view the full detection history. PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024 The notification appears next to your account thumbnail in Chrome’s toolbar as a tiny graphic that looks like a speedometer. Wes Davis, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2024 The lower toolbar is a redundant climate control bar; most of the functions there can also be accessed via the climate control buttons below the screen, though the touch screen toolbar has more features such as heated and vented seats and third row climate control. Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 The toolbar divides the app’s numerous features into logical groups, and its user interface and navigation make things manageable, though the pages tend to sprawl. PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for toolbar 

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of toolbar was in 1983

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“Toolbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toolbar. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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