Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A row of icons on a computer screen that activate commands or functions when clicked.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun graphical user interface A row of
buttons , usually marked withicons , used toactivate thefunctions of anapplication oroperating system
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Examples
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Part of this toolbar is actually a desktop alert messenger.
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This toolbar is the heart of the Diigo gathering machine and the new version rocks with features.
Add Persistent Highlights and Sticky Notes on Any Webpage 2008
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This toolbar is the heart of the Diigo gathering machine and the new version rocks with features.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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I think the example of the toolbar is a good one to use.
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Myspace not yet offering a toolbar is a good point, Markus.
Google’s Secret billion dollar revenue stream. « The Paradigm Shift 2006
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Where Yahoo Fails: the yahoo search toolbar is horrible compared with google's search bar.
Break Google’s Monopoly On Your Data: Switch To Yahoo Search | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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But the 'install Yahoo toolbar' is checked by default, and it's up to you to clear it.
Break Google’s Monopoly On Your Data: Switch To Yahoo Search | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Putting everything in the toolbar is like asking that all the stuff you keep out on your physical desktop should be kept in a little row along the edge of your desk and opened every time you want to refer to it.
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But yes, you have to know where your bookmark toolbar is located, then it's just choose your settings (step no. 1) and click and drag the readability oval (step no. 2) to said bookmark toolbar - no downloading an installation file for a change.
Readability L. Lee Lowe 2009
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I know if I open the full browser that bookmarks toolbar is really tempting.
Prism 1.0 Brings Dock/System Tray Integration To Your Webapps | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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