menu bar

American  

noun

Computers.

1. a horizontal menu displayed at the top of a computer screen or window, listing available menus for an application, as File, Edit, and View.

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Etymology

Origin of menu bar

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

It's easy, you need not stretch yourself more than clicking or tapping on 'report' on the menu bar above.

From BBC

Next, click on Security in the menu bar that opens.

From Seattle Times

The screen is laid out into four zones: there’s a menu bar area; what you might call the app window; those widgets; and then the climate controls.

From The Verge

The menu bar at the top of the infotainment screen is littered with unlabeled status icons, like an unloved Android phone.

From The Verge

Add the Bluetooth icon to the menu bar.

From New York Times