address bar

noun

A bar in a web browser that displays the address (uniform resource identifier) of the page or resource being displayed.

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Meanings

nounaddress bar (plural address bars)

plural address bars

  1. computingA bar in a web browser that displays the address (uniform resource identifier) of the page or resource being displayed.

    This trick is quite practical; since almost everyone keeps the address bar visible, being able to search from it doesn't add any gunk to your browser window […]

    2006, Sarah Milstein, J. D. Biersdorfer, Matthew MacDonald, Google: the missing manual

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 地址欄 /地址栏
  • 地址欄 /地址栏 (dìzhǐlán)bar in a web browser that displays the address
Dutch adresbalk
  • adresbalkbar in a web browser that displays the address
Finnish osoitepalkki
  • osoitepalkkibar in a web browser that displays the address
French barre d'adresse
  • barre d'adressebar in a web browser that displays the address
German Adresszeile
  • Adresszeilebar in a web browser that displays the address
Indonesian bilah alamat
  • bilah alamatbar in a web browser that displays the address
Japanese アドレスバー
  • アドレスバー (adoresubā)bar in a web browser that displays the address
Korean 주소창
  • 주소창 (jusochang)bar in a web browser that displays the address
Māori pae wāhitau
  • pae wāhitaubar in a web browser that displays the address
Polish pasek adresu
  • pasek adresubar in a web browser that displays the address
Portuguese barra de endereço
  • barra de endereçobar in a web browser that displays the address
Russian а́дресная строка́
  • а́дресная строка́ (ádresnaja stroká)bar in a web browser that displays the address
Swedish adressfält
  • adressfältbar in a web browser that displays the address
Vietnamese thanh địa chỉ
  • thanh địa chỉbar in a web browser that displays the address
Cite this entry
APA

address bar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/address%20bar

MLA

“address bar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/address%20bar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “address bar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/address%20bar.

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