Definition of a widget

widget

noun

a single element in a graphical user interface. For example: a button, tab, or text entry box. Possibly from "WIndow gaDGET."
These widgets will all be aligned horizontally.

Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.
a thing. Used to stand in for a real object, which may or may not have a name.
Well, how long do we have to patent the widget?
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'.
Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'computer slang':
FTA	Definitions include: acronym for "from the article."
asf	Definitions include: acronym for "as fuck".
h8t	Definitions include: "hate".
foo	Definitions include: colloquial pronunciation of fool.
LML	Definitions include: acronym for "licking my lips".
bandwidth	Definitions include: From "bandwidth" as a measure of the rate of data transfer ("throughput") that a digital medium can handle.
ETA	Definitions include: acronym for "Estimated Time of Arrival."
bells and whistles	Definitions include: features added to something to make it nicer, but which don't affect the core functionality.
heisenbug	Definitions include: From "Heisenberg" + "bug".
meatspace	Definitions include: the real world, as opposed to the "virtual" world of computers, also known as cyberspace.
fry	Definitions include: to be under the influence of drugs.
ppl	Definitions include: abbreviated form of "people", used in electronic communication.
FR	Definitions include: acronym for "for real".
kthxbai	Definitions include: "okay, thanks, 'bye".
topless	Definitions include: without any clothing covering the torso.
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Other terms relating to 'unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'':
stuff	Definitions include: The male or female genitalia.
*sht**	Definitions include: Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted below.
doodad	Definitions include: an unspecified thing.
what-cha-ma-call-it	Definitions include: an item whose name one doesn't know or has forgotten.
shiznut	Definitions include: "shit".
crap	Definitions include: the noun senses of "crap" are mostly a subset of the uses of "shit."
cheddar	Definitions include: money.
her	Definitions include: any object.
dental swag	Definitions include: swag received from a dentist's office.
doohickey	Definitions include: see do-hickey.
tat	Definitions include: tattoo.
whatchamadingy	Definitions include: replacement name for an object when one can't remember the object's name.
mug	Definitions include: to stare at a person in an aggressive way.
thangies	Definitions include: alternate spelling of thingies.
thing-a-majig	Definitions include: replacement name for an object whose name one doesn't know, has forgotten, can't recall at the moment, or can't be bothered to name.
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Slang terms with the same root words

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lay out	Definitions include: to punch one until they're on the ground.
jiggers	Definitions include: 1960's slang for heads up, watch out
Barney-style	Definitions include: simplified; put in terms that a child would understand.
towhead	Definitions include: a light-blond person.
gig head	Definitions include: Used to describe the one's inability to function normally in a social situation surrounding a musical or stage performance due to preoccupation with the performance itself.
srs bzns	Definitions include: "serious business".
murkin	Definitions include: Short for American.
turn loose	Definitions include: to let a person have free reign.
whatsit	Definitions include: an object whose actual name is not known.
fader	Definitions include: A person who does not go through with an origin plan, and backs out.