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taskbar

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈtæskˌbɑɹ/
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noun

Meaning 1

A bar on a computer desktop used to launch and monitor applications.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From task + bar.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: شَرِيط مَهَامّ (šarīṭ mahāmm) — bar on a computer desktop
  • Armenian: խնդրագոտի (xndragoti) — bar on a computer desktop
  • Azerbaijani: tapşırıq paneli — bar on a computer desktop
  • Catalan: barra de tasques — bar on a computer desktop
  • Chinese Mandarin: 任務欄 /任务栏 (rènwùlán) — bar on a computer desktop
  • Czech: lišta — bar on a computer desktop
  • Danish: proceslinje — bar on a computer desktop
  • Dutch: taakbalk — bar on a computer desktop
  • Finnish: tehtäväpalkki — bar on a computer desktop
  • French: barre des tâches — bar on a computer desktop
  • Galician: barra de tarefas — bar on a computer desktop
  • German: Taskleiste — bar on a computer desktop
  • German: Startleiste — bar on a computer desktop
  • Japanese: タスクバー (tasukubā) — bar on a computer desktop
  • Korean: 작업 표시줄 (jageop pyosijul) — bar on a computer desktop
  • Norwegian: oppgavelinje — bar on a computer desktop
  • Polish: pasek zadań — bar on a computer desktop
  • Portuguese: barra de tarefas — bar on a computer desktop
  • Romanian: bară de activități — bar on a computer desktop
  • Russian: пане́ль зада́ч (panɛ́lʹ zadáč) — bar on a computer desktop
  • Spanish: barra de tareas — bar on a computer desktop
  • Spanish: barra de faenas — bar on a computer desktop
  • Ukrainian: пане́ль завда́нь (panélʹ zavdánʹ) — bar on a computer desktop
  • Vietnamese: thanh tác vụ — bar on a computer desktop