What does gadget mean?

Definitions for gadget
ˈgædʒ ɪtgad·get

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widgetnoun

    a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

Wiktionary

  1. gadgetnoun

    a thing whose name cannot be remembered; thingamajig, doohickey

  2. gadgetnoun

    any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled. Often either clever or complicated.

  3. Etymology: . First used in print by Robert Brown in 1886 (see quote in definition section). Might come from gâchette or gagée.

Wikipedia

  1. Gadget

    A gadget is a mechanical device or any ingenious article. Gadgets are sometimes referred to as gizmos.

ChatGPT

  1. gadget

    A gadget is a small mechanical or electronic device or tool, especially an ingenious or novel one. It usually serves a particular function or purpose, often making tasks easier or more efficient. Examples of gadgets include smartphones, laptops, smartwatches, and other consumer electronics or appliances.

Wikidata

  1. Gadget

    A gadget is a small tool such as a machine that has a particular function, but is often thought of as a novelty. Gadgets are sometimes referred to as gizmos.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of gadget in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of gadget in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of gadget in a Sentence

  1. Chris Winter:

    If you are complaining about your sleep and not exercising, you better have a good reason for not doing it, from a research perspective, it is far more effective at deepening sleep and improving its quality than any fad tech gadget in existence today … and it’s free!

  2. Pam Sherman:

    If your goal is to work out three times a week, and you [ do ] 12 or more workouts in a month, get a new gym outfit or gadget, something that makes you want to keep going until you reach your goal !

  3. Yann Morvan:

    We didn't want Aerodrums to be a fad. We didn't want it to be the gadget of the year and then it's forgotten, we wanted it to be a proper musical instrument that is introducing air drumming as a legitimate way to drum and keeps going, keeps improving until it's fine to air drum live, it's fine to record using air drums because it's a real musical instrument.

  4. White House:

    I'm not Inspector Gadget, i don't believe people are using the microwave to spy on the Trump campaign. However, I'm not in the job of having evidence; that's what investigations are for.

  5. Alex Burkan:

    All my life I was a great ‘Star Wars’ fan and the lightsaber was my most-wanted gadget.

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