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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

It’s not that the notch is particularly ugly or distracting — it’s that it completely messes up how I use the menu bar when I’m using a Mac.

From The Verge • Jul. 14, 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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