Sidebar Definition

sīdbär
noun
A brief section of text or another feature that appears alongside a more detailed discussion of a subject, often separated graphically in a box.
American Heritage
A short article dealing with a sidelight of a major news story and printed alongside it.
Webster's New World
A discussion at the bench between the lawyers and the judge, conducted outside the hearing of the jury.
Webster's New World
A small GUI window, typically positioned at the side of a larger window or of the user screen, that displays, variously, information, a menu, a browser tool, etc.
Webster's New World
A position at the side of the judge’s bench where the attorneys and judge can confer during a trial, out of the hearing of the witness or the jury; the conference alluded to in; such conferences are recorded by the court stenographer, and become part of the trial record for use at appeal; an afterthought or side topic in a book or article that is set off apart from the main text or is in some other way distinguished from the main text or article. Also spelled side-bar.
Webster's New World Law

Other Word Forms of Sidebar

Noun

Singular:
sidebar
Plural:
sidebars

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