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taskbar

US/ˈtæskˌbɑɹ/

taskbar noun: a bar on a computer desktop used to launch and monitor applications.

Noun

taskbar (plural taskbars)

  1. A bar on a computer desktop used to launch and monitor applications.
    • You can download Google's deskbar for free […] It automatically installs itself as a toolbar on the Windows XP taskbar, but you have to turn it on by right-clicking the taskbar and choosing Toolbars → Google Deskbar.2005, Preston Gralla, Windows XP Power Hound: Teach Yourself New Tricks, page 179

taskbar meaning in Kannada, Arabic and Vietnamese

taskbar in Kannada

ಕಾರ್ಯಪಟ್ಟಿ

taskbar in Arabic

bar on a computer desktop
شَرِيط مَهَامّ šarīṭ mahāmm

taskbar in Vietnamese

bar on a computer desktop
thanh tác vụ

Forms of taskbar

pluraltaskbars

Origin of taskbar

From task + bar.

Questions about taskbar

What does taskbar mean?
Taskbar means a bar on a computer desktop used to launch and monitor applications.
What is taskbar in Kannada?
Taskbar in Kannada is ಕಾರ್ಯಪಟ್ಟಿ. See Taskbar meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is taskbar?
Taskbar is a noun.
How do you pronounce taskbar?
Taskbar is pronounced /ˈtæskˌbɑɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of taskbar?
The plural of taskbar is taskbars.

Words near taskbar in the dictionary

  1. task-work
  2. task-works
  3. taskable
  4. taskables
  5. taskage
  6. taskbar
  7. taskbars
  8. taskboard
  9. taskboards
  10. tasked
  11. tasker

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Adapted from Wiktionary: taskbar (page history and authors); taskbar (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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