timeline bar

[ tahym-lahyn bahr ]

noun

, Digital Technology.

1. a graphical user interface representing the duration of an audio or video file, used when playing the file to indicate progress and to control fast forward and rewind functions, and used when editing to set beginning and end points or otherwise trim content:

   Click anywhere on the timeline bar to jump to that section of the video.

Word History and Origins

Origin of timeline bar¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Play with the left timeline bar to cover last season or Trout’s career, leave the right bar to cover this season, and you will see too.

From Los Angeles Times