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Definition of "sidebar" []

  • A short, often boxed auxiliary news story that is printed alongside a longer article and that typically presents additional, contrasting, or late-breaking news. (noun)
  • Law A conference between a judge and the attorneys of a case being tried, held outside of the jury's range of hearing. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sidebar" in a sentence
  • "Wow, you're source code is a big mess: 'p. Anyway, add this to the CSS, and the text in the sidebar should become larger (since they are already wrapped in the #sidebar div in the html code)."
  • "This contains all the bits for the sidebar, including the title sidebar-throbber and close button (which i note doesn't have an id, but is the only toolbarbutton object)"
  • "For most users, the removal of the sidebar is a good thing."