sidebar

English

noun
Definitions
  • A short news story printed alongside a larger one.
  • A block of information placed at the side of a printed page.
  • (computing) A block of information placed at the side of a webpage.
  • (US) a short conference, between a judge and the attorneys of a case, held outside the jury's hearing; the place where this happens.
  • An accessory side note or aside made during a conversation, without changing the scope of the audience.
  • A short conversation between a smaller portion of a group held outside the hearing of the rest of the group.

Etymology

Compound from English side (long, trailing, ample, vast, distant) + English bar (drinking establishment).

Origin

English

bar

Gloss

drinking establishment

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