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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.


Etymology

Origin of menu bar

First recorded in 1980–85


Example Sentences

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

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2024

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

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2023

Go to System Preferences → Bluetooth → Show Bluetooth in menu bar and check the box.

From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2022

What that seems to mean is that Apple is bringing a more consistent menu bar to the iPad in hopes of making settings and tools easier to find across apps.

From The Verge ● Jul. 11, 2022

The menu bar is a particularly good idea given how many apps tend to bury their settings behind inscrutable icons, but we’ll have to wait and see how it turns out.

From The Verge ● Jul. 11, 2022

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