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
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Then, while trying to figure out why a remote desktop session wasn't working, the task bars on Snow's PC disappeared.
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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
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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
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“Task bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/task%20bar. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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