scroll bar

noun

A graphical widget in the form of a horizontal or vertical bar, on the edges of a personal computer screen, that is used to move scrollable text or images.

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slider
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Meanings

nounscroll bar (plural scroll bars)

plural scroll bars · alternative scrollbar

  1. computingA graphical widget in the form of a horizontal or vertical bar, on the edges of a personal computer screen, that is used to move scrollable text or images.

    Synonyms: slider

  2. geographyA sandbar on the inside of a riverbend.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA graphical widget in the form of a horizontal or vertical bar, on the edges of a personal computer screen, that is used to move scrollable text or images.

Similar
slider

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 滾動條 /滚动条
  • 滾動條 /滚动条 (gǔndòngtiáo)graphical widget
Czech posuvník
  • posuvníkgraphical widget
Dutch schuifbalk, scrollbalk
  • schuifbalkgraphical widget
  • scrollbalkgraphical widget
Esperanto rulumskalo
  • rulumskalographical widget
Finnish vierityspalkki
  • vierityspalkkigraphical widget
French barre de défilement, ascenseur
  • barre de défilementgraphical widget
  • ascenseurgraphical widget
German Bildlaufleiste, Rollbalken
  • Bildlaufleistegraphical widget
  • Rollbalkengraphical widget
  • Schiebebalkengraphical widget
  • Scrollbalkengraphical widget
  • Scrollleistegraphical widget
Japanese スクロールバー
  • スクロールバー (sukurōru bā)graphical widget
Korean 스크롤바
  • 스크롤바 (seukeurolba)graphical widget
Māori pae panuku
  • pae panukugraphical widget
Norwegian Bokmål rullefelt
  • rullefeltgraphical widget
Polish pasek przesuwania
  • pasek przesuwaniagraphical widget
Portuguese barra de rolagem, barra de rolamento
  • barra de rolagemgraphical widget
  • barra de rolamentographical widget
  • barra de deslocamentographical widget
  • barra de deslocaçãographical widget
  • elevadorgraphical widget
Russian полоса́ прокру́тки
  • полоса́ прокру́тки (polosá prokrútki)graphical widget
Spanish barra de desplazamiento
  • barra de desplazamientographical widget
Swedish rullningslist
  • rullningslistgraphical widget
Thai แถบเลื่อนหน้าจอ
  • แถบเลื่อนหน้าจอgraphical widget
Turkish kaydırma çubuğu
  • kaydırma çubuğugraphical widget
Vietnamese thanh trượt
  • thanh trượtgraphical widget
Cite this entry
APA

scroll bar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scroll%20bar

MLA

“scroll bar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scroll%20bar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scroll bar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scroll%20bar.

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