Definitions for widget
ˈwɪdʒ ɪtwid·get

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widgetnoun

   something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

   "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"

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

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

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. widget

   A widget is a generic term for a small piece of software or tool within a larger system, designed for a simple or specific function. On a computer or digital context, it may refer to an element of a graphical user interface that displays information or provides a specific way for users to interact with the operating system or an application. In manufacturing, it's often used to refer to an unnamed or unspecified device or product.

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Widget

   A widget is an element of interaction in a graphical user interface (GUI), such as a button or a scroll bar. Controls are software components that a computer user interacts with through direct manipulation to read or edit information about an application. User interface libraries, such as e.g. GTK+ or Cocoa, contain a collection of widgets and the logic to render these. Each widget facilitates a specific type of user-computer interaction, and appears as a visible part of the application's GUI as defined by the theme and rendered by the rendering engine. The theme makes all widgets adhere to a unified aesthetic design and creates a sense of overall cohesion. Some widgets support interaction with the user, for example labels, buttons, and check boxes. Others act as containers that group the widgets added to them, for example windows, panels, and tabs. Structuring a user interface with widget toolkits allow developers to reuse code for similar tasks, and provides users with a common language for interaction, maintaining consistency throughout the whole information system. Graphical user interface builders, such as e.g.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. widget

   1. A meta-thing. Used to stand for a real object in didactic examples (especially database tutorials). Legend has it that the original widgets were holders for buggy whips. “But suppose the parts list for a widget has 52 entries....” 2. [poss.: evoking ‘window gadget’] A user interface object in X graphical user interfaces.

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How to pronounce widget?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Karen

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How to say widget in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of widget in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of widget in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of widget in a Sentence

1. John Brewer:

   It’s obviously a very distorted and unflattering photo, and it’s hurtful and it’s wrong, i want whoever is behind the use of this image to cease and desist and do so immediately or it will leave me with no option but to pursue legal recourse against them. According to the article, attorneys say the ads could violate the former governor’s right of publicity, which gives her control over her image and name. One of the images appears to be a cropped version of a June 2010 Reuters picture, The Arizona Republic reported. It was unclear who took the other photo. The Arizona Republic reported that one of the ads featured on a recommendation widget sponsored by RevContent.com -- an ad network which buys space on websites, while another was provided by Content.ad. Katherine Saviola, a RevContent brand manager, told The Arizona Republic that they had not heard that.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=widget
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=widget
4. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Widget