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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Clicking Intego’s castle icon in the menu bar reveals three components: NetUpdate, NetBarrier, and VirusBarrier.
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PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Still, when an external keyboard is connected (such as Apple’s Magic Keyboard), the menu bar will become an ever-present feature, pushing the platform further towards a laptop-like portable experience than a handheld tablet.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Options across the top menu bar include My TV, Guide, Sports, On-Demand, and Rentals.
—PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
And the display notch still feels silly, given that the Mac never added Face ID and things other than the macOS menu bar can't really do anything with that top strip of screen space.
—Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
The side menu bar has more links for browsing, reading the site's mission, seeing payment plans, downloading apps, buying merchandise, and meeting up for events.
—PCMAG, 27 Feb. 2025
To access all of your games—both purchased and downloaded—bring up the bottom menu bar by hitting the Oculus button on that right controller.
—Brad Bourque, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2025
For instance, the iOS app lacks the Extras icon in the bottom menu bar.
—PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025
Within System Settings, go to the Control Center settings, then set the Automatically hide and show the menu bar option to Always.
—Justin Pot, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
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PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Still, when an external keyboard is connected (such as Apple’s Magic Keyboard), the menu bar will become an ever-present feature, pushing the platform further towards a laptop-like portable experience than a handheld tablet.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Options across the top menu bar include My TV, Guide, Sports, On-Demand, and Rentals.
—PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
And the display notch still feels silly, given that the Mac never added Face ID and things other than the macOS menu bar can't really do anything with that top strip of screen space.
—Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
The side menu bar has more links for browsing, reading the site's mission, seeing payment plans, downloading apps, buying merchandise, and meeting up for events.
—PCMAG, 27 Feb. 2025
To access all of your games—both purchased and downloaded—bring up the bottom menu bar by hitting the Oculus button on that right controller.
—Brad Bourque, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2025
For instance, the iOS app lacks the Extras icon in the bottom menu bar.
—PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025
Within System Settings, go to the Control Center settings, then set the Automatically hide and show the menu bar option to Always.
—Justin Pot, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Menu bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/menu%20bar. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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