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toolbar

toolbar

12 3.2
A row of buttons or icons on a computer screen that gives quick access to tools
  • noun
  • /ˈtʊlˌbɑr/
  • Specialized
translation icon : barra de herramientas
  • Toolbars, task panes, and drop-down menus are everyday examples of the choice-rich environment confronting users.
  • toolbar icon
  • Google toolbar
  • toolbar to open

You can turn them on by clicking on CC in the YouTube toolbar.

Examples

  • Or you can drag the "Purify" button to your browser toolbar and then just click it when you find the clip you want.

    Academic text (2011)
  • One good tool for blocking pop-ups is the Google Toolbar blocker at http://toolbar.google.com.

    Academic text (2006)
  • I personally have the Google Toolbar installed on my computer and use it often.

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  • From there, Google Drive appears right in your Google toolbar, just a click away from your email inbox.

    Blog text (1)
  • On top of the page, there is a toolbar that reads: Home, Profile, Contacts, Groups, Jobs, etc.

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  • Select the summation icon from the toolbar to produce a total row in the Design view screen.

    Academic text (2001)
  • I installed the Little Magic Links widget into my toolbar in Safari.

  • Now we are hearing (and seeing) that menus and toolbars are being touted for advanced users.

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  • There's a handy new addition to the toolbar in SourceTree 1.5 (keyboard shortcut Cmd-Alt-F):

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  • You can quickly save your document by clicking the save icon on the toolbar.

Synonyms

bar
vstoolbar
  • Specialized
121 3.1

A strip on a screen that shows buttons, menus, or information

is a narrower row giving quick access to functions via buttons or icons

How Feature-Rich

control panel
  • Specialized
4 3.4
toolbar
  • Specialized
12 3.2
ribbon
  • Specialized
13 3.9
icon
  • Specialized
89 3.9

Surface Forms

toolbar singular
toolbars plural

Morphology

toolbar = tool + bar (transparent) = tool + bar

The compound denotes a bar (strip/area) containing tool icons; the meaning follows directly from 'tool' + 'bar'.

Etymology

Toolbar comes from tool ('something you use to do a job') and bar ('a long row or strip'). Think of a toolbox or toolbelt but on your screen: a toolbar is a row of tools (buttons or icons) that give you quick access to functions.