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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Other terms relating to 'computer slang':
yt?	Definitions include: acronym for "You there?" i.e. "Are you there?"
txt	Definitions include: to "text" - i.e. send a text message.
your mileage may vary	Definitions include: In the United States, "your mileage may vary" is the standard disclaimer given along with estimates of the mileage of motor vehicles.
jw	Definitions include: acronym for "just wondering".
NBD	Definitions include: acronym for "no big deal".
Winblows	Definitions include: pejorative name for Microsoft Windows.
bug	Definitions include: to pester or annoy.
gender bender	Definitions include: a male who acts like a female or vice versa.
kludge	Definitions include: to use one or more kludges (as described in the noun sense) to solve a problem.
FWIW	Definitions include: acronym for "for what it's worth".
NFI	Definitions include: acronym for "no fucking idea".
NGL	Definitions include: acronym for "not gonna lie" i.e. "not going to lie".
RL	Definitions include: acronym for "real life".
rig	Definitions include: a needle used to inject drugs.
benchy	Definitions include: "benchmark".
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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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FFS	Definitions include: acronym for "for fuck's sake."
fizzy pop	Definitions include: a beer.
rod	Definitions include: a penis.
A over T	Definitions include: Arse over tip / arse over tit.
twinkie,wally,gumby,m and m ,top,bottom,vanilla	Definitions include: twinkie is a 2b robbed by flashing an extremely sexually deprived mark and getting all you can take.
nappy dugout	Definitions include: A Vagina.
YOLO	Definitions include: acronym for "you only live once."
emo	Definitions include: a genre of music that, among other characteristics, is emotional and melodramatic.
fire	Definitions include: to engage in coitus.
like watching paint dry	Definitions include: extremely boring.