Menüleiste

menu bar

noun me-NUEW-ly-ste Rare

Usage Note

Menüleiste is the horizontal bar at the top of a window displaying dropdown menus (File, Edit, View, etc.). In der Menüleiste auf 'Bearbeiten' klicken means to click 'Edit' in the menu bar.

Examples

"Die Option 'Speichern unter' findet sich in der Menüleiste unter 'Datei'."

Natural Translation

The 'Save As' option is found in the menu bar under 'File'.

Literal Translation

The option 'Save-as' is found in the menu-bar under 'File'.

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