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sidebar

7 definitions • 7 examples
2
a narrow area at the side of a page on a website, giving extra information or links
3
in a court of law, a private discussion between lawyers and the judge which the jury (= the group of people chosen to decide if someone is guilty) cannot hear, or the area at the front of the court where this discussion takes place :

Examples:

Mason said he had another separate matter to discuss in sidebar.
After a 20 minute sidebar discussion, Jim was given 30 days by the judge to come up with new attorneys.
4
at a festival or similar event, a series of performances or events that are related to each other and are not the main attraction:

Examples:

The Cannes Festival set up a new sidebar to showcase radical new work.
5
something such as a comment, fact, or idea that is related to the main subject that you are talking or writing about:

Examples:

Here's a sidebar regarding drinks: great beer selection, but don't expect to get a decent glass of wine.
The question of her reputation is just a sidebar to the bigger issue: was what she did right or wrong?
6
a narrow area on the left or right of a website page giving extra information, often other parts of the website that the user can go to:

Examples:

Click on items in the sidebar to navigate to other pages.
7
a narrow area to one side of a newspaper or book page with a short article or other piece of writing in it, usually one that is related to the main information on the page:

Examples:

Accompanying the article are two sidebars, one showing the letter from the Justice Department.

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