appbar

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

app +‎ bar; introduced in Windows 95.

Noun[edit]

appbar (plural appbars)

  1. (computing, Microsoft Windows) A toolbar, anchored to an edge of the user's desktop, providing quick access to programs or features.
    • 1996, Scott Stanfield, Ralph Arvesen, Visual C++ 4 How-to, page 513:
      Create an appbar to display the system palette
    • 2013, Ashish Ghoda, Windows 8 MVVM Patterns Revealed, page XX:
      Home Page of the FinanceHub Windows 8 store application displaying the stocks watchlist and an appbar with Add Stock flyout