sidebar

English

From side +‎ bar.

sidebar (plural sidebars)

a short news story printed alongside a larger one
(computing) information placed at the side of a webpage
more broadly than the previous, information placed at the side of any page
- 2004 "Height and Weight", GURPS Basic Set 3rd Edition 6th printing page 15
  The tables in the sidebar can be used to determine “average” height and weight, and to provide a slight random variation if desired.
Even more broadly, an accessory side note or aside made during a conversation, without changing the scope of the audience
- 2018 Tom Ellis as Lucifer Morningstar, "Quintessential Deckerstar", Lucifer
  Well, when Charlotte had her mini-death, she went to Hell. Forest haunted her Hell loop and now is haunting her nightmares-- which, sidebar, Dan is also a part of, so things are heating up.
(US, law) a short conference, between a judge and the attorneys of a case, held outside the jury's hearing; the place where this happens
more broadly than the previous, a short conversation between a smaller portion of a group held outside the hearing of the rest of the group
- 2017 Ben Giroux as Mike Munroe in "Braces for Disaster" Bunsen is a Beast
  may we have a moment to discuss your proposition? Sidebar!
  Let's pick a topic. Sidebar!

(computing) information placed at the side of a webpage

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