Menu bar

<p>A menu bar is a <a href="/facts/Graphical_control_element/SuVeScB2">graphical control element</a> which contains <a href="/facts/Drop-down_list/yaejjo2K">drop-down menus</a>.
</p><p>The menu bar's purpose is to supply a common housing for window- or <a href="/facts/Application_software/YQuj7Kog">application</a>-specific menus which provide access to such functions as opening <a href="/facts/Computer_file/FjFH3Ufm">files</a>, interacting with an application, or displaying help documentation or manuals. Menu bars are typically present in <a href="/facts/Graphical_user_interface/wBlQFWDP">graphical user interfaces</a> that display documents and representations of files in <a href="/facts/Window_(computing)/g39X0vV3">windows</a> and <a href="/facts/Windowing_system/nKYmkjP6">windowing systems</a> but menus can be used as well in <a href="/facts/Command-line_interface/R9JpGmXQ">command-line interface</a> programs like text editors or <a href="/facts/File_manager/t7CSQ40a">file managers</a> where drop-down menu is activated with a shortcut or combination key.
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Menu bar