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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Other terms relating to 'computer slang':
wall time	Definitions include: the "real world" time of day - i.e. the time of day displayed by the clock on the wall - rather than other measures of time, such as a computer's current uptime.
brick	Definitions include: very cold.
lossy	Definitions include: in computing, of a data transformation, one which does not retain all of the data.
gender bender	Definitions include: a male who acts like a female or vice versa.
SMH	Definitions include: acronym for "shaking my head".
RN	Definitions include: acronym for "right now".
offline	Definitions include: to some time that is not the present time, and/or some place that is not the present location.
CNBU	Definitions include: acronym for "cannot be unseen".
HTH	Definitions include: acronym for "hope this helps".
kthx	Definitions include: "ok, thanks."
YKWIM	Definitions include: acronym for "you know what I mean."
special-case	Definitions include: in computing, to solve a problem or a bug by detecting for and addressing the specific circumstances that lead to it, rather than writing a more general solution.
tech	Definitions include: "technology".
OMW	Definitions include: acronym for "on my way".
IDBY	Definitions include: acronym for "I Don't Believe You."
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Other terms relating to 'unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'':
jizz	Definitions include: stuff.
bad boy	Definitions include: generic term for a specific object; "thing".
mug	Definitions include: to stare at a person in an aggressive way.
thangies	Definitions include: alternate spelling of thingies.
jobbie	Definitions include: thing.
doohickey	Definitions include: see do-hickey.
*sht**	Definitions include: Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted below.
this and that	Definitions include: assorted things.
foo	Definitions include: colloquial pronunciation of fool.
odds and ends	Definitions include: miscellaneous things.
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.
dental swag	Definitions include: swag received from a dentist's office.
what-cha-ma-call-it	Definitions include: an item whose name one doesn't know or has forgotten.
jobber	Definitions include: a "professional wrestler" who loses matches so as to build up a featured wrestler's win/loss record and crowd appeal.
*btch**	Definitions include: An acronym has been invented for the term, but long after the term entered use: "Beautiful Intellectuals That Cause Hard-ons."
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sound bite	Definitions include: a particularly interesting, short portion of an audio recording.
mingy	Definitions include: mean (or miserly) and stingy
round on	Definitions include: Ignore me.
have (one's) wits about (one)	Definitions include: to be clear-thinking.
dunny	Definitions include: a lavatory.
annihilated	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated.
doss	Definitions include: something that's easy.
juicer	Definitions include: alcoholic.
pull a few strings	Definitions include: see pull strings.
doo-doo	Definitions include: feces; "poop".