newsbar

English

Etymology

From news +‎ bar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnjuːzˌbɑːɹ/

Noun

newsbar (plural newsbars)

  1. (broadcasting, computing) 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.
    • 2007, Jennifer Oko, Gloss, MIRA, page 164:
      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.
    • 2012 November 1, Hilda Reilly, Prickly Pears of Palestine: The People Behind the Politics, Eye Books (US&CA), page 102:
      I put the television on and I saw his name on the breaking news, on the newsbar.
    • 2023, Joseph Zigmond, Constance, Black Spot Books, page 134:
      But as the hours passed and we entered different national airspaces, the newsbar flashed in the side panel with various regional propaganda.
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