scroll bar

noun

computers
: a narrow bar along the bottom or side of a window that one clicks on with a mouse to see parts of the window that are hidden

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Swipe below to see the responses, or click on the horizontal scroll bar at the bottom. Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025 Use the scroll bar at the bottom to move the data over to the right to sort by highest to lowest. Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Scroll bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scroll%20bar. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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