hotbar noun2 •A panel of buttons to which users can assign frequently used commands.Now that you have the tools needed for Alchemy, you must create your tradeskill hotbar to use when you practice Alchemy. — 2002 •A strip on a TAB (tape automated bonding) chip where components are attached by using a reflow head to hold them down while applying pressure and pulse heat to form a bond.Minimum requirements for the hotbar bonding cycle are component acquisition, placement, and reflow while attached to a substrate. — 1994 formshotbars