Definition of 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?
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- 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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be ugly	Definitions include: to act without worrying about decorum.
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