sidebar
sidebar Lexical Profile
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• noun
A short, secondary article or boxed text in a publication or on a webpage, typically placed alongside a main article to provide supplementary information or a vertical navigation menu.
"You can find a timeline of the historical events in the sidebar on the right side of the page."
North American A private conference in a courtroom between the judge and the lawyers of both sides, held out of earshot of the jury.
"The defense attorney requested a sidebar with the judge to discuss the admissibility of the witness's testimony."
A secondary, incidental, or private discussion, issue, or digression that takes place alongside a main meeting or event.
"Let's take that topic as a sidebar after the main presentation so we stay on schedule."
• verb
North American To set aside a topic for later or private discussion, or to hold a brief, private conference away from the main group.
"We decided to sidebar the budget dispute until the project managers could review the figures privately."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in late 19th-century American English as a compound of 'side' and 'bar', originally referring to the area at the side of the judge's bench in a courtroom where lawyers confer privately out of the jury's hearing.