gadget

IPA: gˈædʒʌt

(obsolete) A thing whose name cannot be remembered; thingamajig, doohickey.
Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled. Often either clever or complicated.
(informal) Any consumer electronics product.
(computing) A sequence of machine code instructions crafted as part of an exploit that attempts to divert execution to a memory location chosen by the attacker.
(computer science) A technique for converting a part of one problem to an equivalent part of another problem. Used in constructing reductions.

Examples of "gadget" in Sentences

I see the gadgets and gizmos.
The black gadget is the oil drop.
Are you interested in updating the gadget
How does the gadget in the preferences work
The gadget sends back the command and the hash.
The gadget version usually makes the most sense.
The gadget is triggered based on the user action.
The folds of the robe concealed various weapons and gadgets.
The gadget and the toaster are both clients, the reflector is a server.
Gadget is hypnotized too, but breaks the spell by falling into the record.
But the gadget is a lot easier to carry than a paper-back dictionary which is also very limited.