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An early toolbar on a Xerox Alto Computer

In a graphical user interface on a computer monitor a toolbar is a row, column, or block of onscreen buttons or icons that, when clicked, activate certain functions of the program.

The first toolbar appeared on the Xerox Alto computer in 1973.

Toolbars are seen in common applications such as Microsoft Word, and as add-ons for web browsers such as Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. Prominent web browser toolbars include:

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