System Tray

Definitions

1. A designated area of the desktop taskbar (notification area on Windows, menu bar on macOS) where background applications display persistent status icons and offer quick-access menus without occupying a full window or taskbar slot.

   In plain English: The small icon area in the corner of your screen where apps running in the background show tiny status icons.

   Example: "The VPN client lives in the system tray — right-click the icon to connect or check the tunnel status."

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