task bar

noun

: a strip of icons usually at the bottom of a computer screen showing programs that may be used by selecting their icons

Examples of task bar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Then, while trying to figure out why a remote desktop session wasn't working, the task bars on Snow's PC disappeared. —Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 23 Apr. 2024

This will step beyond browsers and task bars and will burrow into our messaging, mapping, email and productivity apps. —Zak Doffman, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024

DeX mode has gotten a few improvements, including an interactive task bar. —WIRED, 26 July 2023

Internet Explorer 11's visual elements and icons in the start menu and task bar will also be phased out in June. —Simrin Singh, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2023

On the bottom right of the task bar, there's now an app drawer button. —Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2022

As expected, Samsung's new Z Fold 4 phone has it, and everyone is talking about it and talking about the task bar. —Wired Staff, Wired, 11 Aug. 2022

That includes broader drag-and-drop support and a permanent task bar that sits at the bottom of the screen. —Julian Chokkattu Parker Hall, Wired, 10 Aug. 2022

To get going, click the new Task view icon in the task bar at the bottom of your screen – to the right of the search window -- to see all your recent activities. —Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for task bar

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