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newsbar

/ˈnjuːzˌbɑːɹ/

newsbar noun: a horizontal or vertical strip on a screen that displays scrolling or static text, typically used to present news headlines, alerts, or other real-time information.

Noun

newsbar (plural newsbars)

  1. A horizontal or vertical strip on a screen that displays scrolling or static text, typically used to present news headlines, alerts, or other real-time information.
    • There are differences, of course, but they can be very, very subtle. The graphics at the top of the screen, the newsbar running across the bottom.2007, Jennifer Oko, Gloss, MIRA, page 164
    • I put the television on and I saw his name on the breaking news, on the newsbar.2012 November 1, Hilda Reilly, Prickly Pears of Palestine: The People Behind the Politics, Eye Books (US&CA), page 102

Forms of newsbar

pluralnewsbars

Origin of newsbar

From news + bar.

Questions about newsbar

What does newsbar mean?
Newsbar means a horizontal or vertical strip on a screen that displays scrolling or static text, typically used to present news headlines, alerts, or other real-time information.
What part of speech is newsbar?
Newsbar is a noun.
How do you pronounce newsbar?
Newsbar is pronounced /ˈnjuːzˌbɑːɹ/.
What is the plural of newsbar?
The plural of newsbar is newsbars.

Words near newsbar in the dictionary

  1. newsagency
  2. newsagent
  3. newsagents
  4. newsaholic
  5. newsaholics
  6. newsbar
  7. newsbars
  8. newsbeat
  9. newsbeats
  10. newsbill
  11. newsbills

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