What does widget mean?we found 3 entries for the meaning of widget
 

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. [possibly evoking "window gadget"] In graphical user interfaces, a combination of a graphic symbol and some program code to perform a specific function. E.g. a scroll-bar or button. Windowing systems usually provide widget libraries containing commonly used widgets drawn in a certain style and with consistent behaviour.

[Jargon File]

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
 

 

38 Moby Thesaurus words for "widget": affair, article, artifact, concern, dingus, dofunny, dohickey, dojigger, dojiggy, domajig, domajigger, doodad, dowhacky, eppes, etwas, flumadiddle, gadget, gigamaree, gimmick, gizmo, hickey, hootenanny, hootmalalie, jigger, material thing, object, quelque chose, something, thing, thingum, thingumabob, thingumadad, thingumadoodle, thingumajig, thingumajigger, thingumaree, thingummy, whatchy

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

widget

noun

a device that is very useful for a particular job [syn: appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

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