sidebar

Etymology

From side + bar.

noun

1. A short news story printed alongside a larger one.
2. A block of information placed at the side of a printed page.
   The tables in the sidebar can be used to determine “average” height and weight, and to provide a slight random variation if desired. 2004 "Height and Weight", GURPS Basic Set 3rd Edition 6th printing page 15
3. (Internet) A block of information placed at the side of a webpage.
4. (US, law) a short conference, between a judge and the attorneys of a case, held outside the hearing of the jury and the spectators at the court
5. (US, law) the place in the courtroom where such a conference happens.
6. An accessory side note or aside made during a conversation, without changing the scope of the audience.
   2018, Tom Ellis as Lucifer Morningstar, "Quintessential Deckerstar", Lucifer Well, when Charlotte had her mini-death, she went to Hell. Forest haunted her Hell loop and now is haunting her nightmares -- which, sidebar, Dan is also a part of, so things are heating up.
7. A short conversation between a smaller portion of a group held outside the hearing of the rest of the group.
   2017 Ben Giroux as Mike Munroe in "Braces for Disaster" Bunsen is a Beast May we have a moment to discuss your proposition? Sidebar! Let's pick a topic. Sidebar!

verb

1. (transitive) to place (information) into a sidebar, or as if into a sidebar
   Morgan "One of them was called Alexandria and then there was a place called the Kingdom. It actually had a king." Althea "A king?" Morgan "Even had a pet tiger." Althea "All right, we're gonna have to sidebar that one. These settlements, were they good places to live?" 15 April 2018 "What's Your Story?" Fear the Walking Dead season 4 episode 1 (50m)