title bar
noun
Simple meaning
The bar at the top of a window or a dialogue box displaying the name of the application or open document.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
tytuhlbahrSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtaɪtəlbɑɹ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
graphical user interface
The bar at the top of a window or a dialogue box displaying the name of the application or open document.
graphical user interfacecomputer science
A horizontal label at the top of a window, bearing the name of the currently active document
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: (graphical user interface) The bar at the top of a window or a dialogue box displaying the name of the application or open document.
Used this way, title bar is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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