toolbar
n.
1960 as a frame fitted to a tractor to hold tools; from tool, n. + bar, n.1. Computer sense is attested from 1991.
Among 100-odd new features in Excel 3.0 is a row of "buttons" on the screen called the Toolbar. Located under the pull-down menus, the Toolbar provides rapid access to frequently used commands. ["Popular Science," April 1991.]