: a strip of icons on a computer display providing quick access to certain functions

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Users can now adjust window transparency and tweak text labels and toolbars. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 8 June 2026 The exact toolbar layout may differ depending on your version. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025 To create a new note, select File > New Note from the toolbar or press Command + N on your keyboard. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 16 Jan. 2026 There's also a Show toolbar on the desktop toggle switch on this screen, which puts a persistent dashboard on your desktop with key system information. David Nield, Wired News, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for toolbar

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First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of toolbar was in 1983

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“Toolbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toolbar. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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