status bar

American  

noun

Computers.

1. a row at the bottom of a window that displays information about the window, as the status of a web page load or details of an open document.

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status bar British  

noun

1. a narrow horizontal area at the foot of a computer screen or window in which details are displayed about the program that is running or the document that is being edited

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Etymology

Origin of status bar

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

That means a point from either of their last two fixtures - at Chelsea on Tuesday or against Everton at the Tottenham Stadium - will safeguard their top-flight status bar a set of freak results.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

If Apple starts telling developers to prepare for a dynamic status bar, that’d be a very strong hint that rumors about the iPhone 14 Pro ditching the notch are correct.

From The Verge • Jun. 2, 2022

Look for the Lock screen status bar and click on the drop-down menu to its right.

From The Verge • Apr. 28, 2022

But as we saw yesterday, owners of the new MacBook Pro models have seen both apps and the OS misbehave, whereby app menus and status bar items can get hidden under the camera cutout.

From The Verge • Oct. 28, 2021

That is, devices should letterbox a notch when the phone is used in landscape or full-screen mode, and in portrait mode, the phone’s status bar should extend to the top of the notch.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2018