menu bar
noun
: a narrow section across the screen in a computer program and that shows the names of available operations
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Other improvements include a Mac-like menu bar at the top of the screen when working inside apps and the ability to place folders directly in the home screen dock.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
On the right side of the feed, a menu bar gives users the option to like, comment, or remix a video.
—Zoë Schiffer, Wired News, 29 Sep. 2025
Obviously, the other big catalogue that Disney+ advertises right on its menu bar is the Pixar collection.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2025
Tahoe offers toggles for the same handful of classic macOS menu bar items, including Spotlight, Siri, the battery meter, Wi-Fi, audio, Bluetooth, Time Machine, Fast User Switching, and a handful of others.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Otherwise, the macOS menu bar is transparent by default, leaving its icons floating over the desktop.
—Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Other clues are extra toolbars or buttons that appear in your browser menu bar at the top.
—Ken Colburn, AZCentral.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The operating system includes many of the features brought to iOS, and offers ways to customize controls, with a transparent menu bar.
—Kif Leswing,samantha Subin,jordan Novet, CNBC, 9 June 2025
The feature isn’t part of the top menu bar for results, but requires scrolling down to access.
—Michael L. Millenson, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
On the right side of the feed, a menu bar gives users the option to like, comment, or remix a video.
—Zoë Schiffer, Wired News, 29 Sep. 2025
Obviously, the other big catalogue that Disney+ advertises right on its menu bar is the Pixar collection.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2025
Tahoe offers toggles for the same handful of classic macOS menu bar items, including Spotlight, Siri, the battery meter, Wi-Fi, audio, Bluetooth, Time Machine, Fast User Switching, and a handful of others.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Otherwise, the macOS menu bar is transparent by default, leaving its icons floating over the desktop.
—Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Other clues are extra toolbars or buttons that appear in your browser menu bar at the top.
—Ken Colburn, AZCentral.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The operating system includes many of the features brought to iOS, and offers ways to customize controls, with a transparent menu bar.
—Kif Leswing,samantha Subin,jordan Novet, CNBC, 9 June 2025
The feature isn’t part of the top menu bar for results, but requires scrolling down to access.
—Michael L. Millenson, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Menu bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/menu%20bar. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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