noun
sidebar
noun
1
A short article or block of information printed or displayed alongside the main content, in print or on a webpage.
"The magazine ran a sidebar with quick facts about the author."
"The website's sidebar lists the most popular articles."
2
A private, brief discussion between a judge and lawyers in a courtroom, held out of the jury's hearing.
"The lawyers requested a sidebar to discuss the objection."
How to Use Sidebar
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA short note placed at the side of a page or screen, or a quiet aside conversation.
Common pairings
a sidebar on the website
call a sidebar
Word Forms
sidebarred past tense, sidebars plural, sidebars singular
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Etymology
A compound of "side" and "bar".