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A Status Bar is the bar at the base of a window, with general status information about the computer as a whole or the specific window or application. Typical information in status bars can include: current location of the cursor in a text document, current page being viewed, which of several views is currently displayed in the window the current mode, including the position of the NumLock and CapsLock keys progress bars for lengthy operations.