Toolbar

//ˈtul.bɑɹ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A row of buttons, usually marked with icons, used to activate the functions of an application or operating system.

    "Some UIs tend to improve this by displaying toolbars only when they are related to any object manipulated (e.g., an image, a rectangle) and undisplaying them afterwards."

Synonyms

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button bar

Example

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"Add and delete buttons from the OE toolbar."

Etymology

From tool + bar.

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operating system

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