widget
IPA: wˈɪdʒɪt
noun
- A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.
- A floating device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened.
- A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and other smooth surfaces.
- (informal) Synonym of tool, implement, device, gadget, part
- (graphical user interface) Any one of the components of a computer application's graphical user interface, such as a Cancel button or text input box that a user interacts with.
- (graphical user interface) A small applet that can be placed on the desktop or in a sidebar, etc.
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Examples of "widget" in Sentences
- He installed a widget in his room.
- He takes the symbol of Widget as his totem.
- He takes the symbol of widget of his totem.
- It was based on the cartoon widget the World Watcher.
- The programmer can manipulate the widget via the REPL.
- It's controlled by the widget in the middle of the upper toolbar.
- The growing pervasiveness of mobile widgets is easily understood.
- A widget was added to the title bar to reproduce the functionality.
- Finally the widget is sent into the draw slot of the active window.
- DesktopX competes with Konfabulator and Kapsules in the widget arena.
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