menu bar

noun, Computers.
1.
a horizontal menu displayed at the top of a computer screen or window, listing available menus for an application, as File, Edit, and View.
Examples from the web for menu bar
  • Once it's open and you see our lovely blue planet, go to the top where there is a menu bar of icons.
  • The site design universal features include a menu bar that easily allows you to go to the topic of your choice.
  • If you don't what to use the top menu bar, you can enable a shortcut to lock your computer.
menu bar in Technology

operating system
A permanently displayed menu spread horizontally across the top of the screen or window. When the mouse is pressed over an item on the menu bar, a pull-down menu appears.
(1999-09-22)