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?

  • 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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stuff	Definitions include: The male or female genitalia.
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pressed	Definitions include: to be infatuated with.
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