toolbar
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toolbar
- /ˈtuːl.bɑː/ UK
- /ˈtul.bɑɹ/ US
Where it comes from
From tool + bar.
noun toolbars · tool bar
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A row of buttons, usually marked with icons, used to activate the functions of an application or operating system.
Some UIs tend to improve this by displaying toolbars only when they are related to any object manipulated (e.g., an image, a rectangle) and undisplaying them afterwards.
Similar: button bar
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noun row of icons in a graphical user interface
| Español | barra de herramientas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 도구 모음 dogu mo'eum, 툴바 tulba |
| 日本語 | ツールバー tsūrubā |
| 中文 | 工具欄 /工具栏 gōngjùlán, 兔爸 tùbà |
| Português | barra de ferramentas |
| Français | barre d'outils |
| Deutsch | Werkzeugleiste, Symbolleiste |
| Italiano | barra degli strumenti, toolbar |
| Ελληνικά | γραμμή εργαλείων grammí ergaleíon |
| Română | bară de unelte, bară de instrumente |
| Русский | пане́ль инструме́нтов panɛ́lʹ instruméntov, тулба́р tulbár |
| Tiếng Việt | thanh công cụ |
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@misc{toolbar_2026,
title = {toolbar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/toolbar},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
