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

Apple finally added the battery percent indicator back to the status bar in the latest iOS 16 beta, and as my colleague Victoria Song wrote, it’s hideous.

From The Verge • Aug. 9, 2022

Apple decided with the iPhone X that we didn’t need battery percentage in the status bar.

From The Verge • Aug. 8, 2022

It doesn’t help that it’s always been hard to read the status bar if you happen to use a light background.

From The Verge • Aug. 8, 2022

Status bar items like Apple’s battery indicator can get hidden underneath the notch when status bar items are extended.

From The Verge • Oct. 27, 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