snack bar
- noun
- Specialized
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barra de notificación
- Developers prefer a snack bar for short messages because it doesn't block the main screen.
Examples
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The UX guidelines recommend using a snack bar for undo actions with a clear call to action.
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The snack bar appeared at the bottom of the screen.
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When you save a file, a snack bar briefly appears at the bottom confirming the action.
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Did you see the snack bar pop up when you saved the file?
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The software displayed a snack bar at the bottom of the screen to confirm that the file was saved successfully.
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Whenever I edit a document, I always glance at the snack bar for reminders about unsaved changes.
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During my online training, a snack bar appeared, guiding me to the next step in the learning module.
How Prominent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The computing sense of 'snack bar' (a brief on-screen notification) is a technical, metaphorical extension that does not follow directly from the literal meanings 'snack' (light food) and 'bar' (a counter/room for drinks). A B1 learner who knows only those constituent meanings would most likely interpret it as a place to buy snacks rather than an ephemeral UI message, so the intended meaning is not recoverable from the parts.
Etymology
Snack bar in computing comes from the image of a tiny snack, something quick, shown on the screen as a thin bar. It is a small, short message you can read or tap, so the term means 'a short, temporary message'.