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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A row of buttons or graphical controls on a computer screen that represent open programs, among which the user can switch back and forth by clicking on the appropriate one.

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  • noun computing The application desktop bar which is used to launch and monitor applications in Microsoft Windows 95 and later operating systems.

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task +‎ bar

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