toolbar
pronunciation
How to pronounce toolbar in British English:
UK [ˈtu:lbɑ:(r)]
How to pronounce toolbar in American English:
US ['tulbɑr]
Word Origin
- toolbar (n.)
- 1960 as a frame fitted to a tractor to hold tools; from tool (n.) + bar (n.1). Computer sense is attested from 1991. Among 100-odd new features in Excel 3.0 is a row of "buttons" on the screen called the Toolbar. Located under the pull-down menus, the Toolbar provides rapid access to frequently used commands. ["Popular Science," April 1991.]
Example
- 1. The stumbleupon toolbar is the easiest way to stumble .
- 2. Editing toolbar improvements - simpler and more intuitive .
- 3. All the toolbar functions are google assures us available in other plug-ins .
- 4. The web developer toolbar for mozilla firefox lets you review and change every form 's hidden fields .
- 5. Among many new features , firefox 8 lets you do twitter searches directly from your toolbar .