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':
eye candy	Definitions include: an attractive person.
signal-to-noise ratio	Definitions include: By analogy from the same-named measurement in analog electronics.
app	Definitions include: "application."
massage	Definitions include: to transform data so that it's easier to process.
careware	Definitions include: a form of shareware where, in lieu of the "registration" fee, the author asks that users donate to a charity.
pessimal	Definitions include: as bad as possible.
bar	Definitions include: in computing, an example or placeholder variable.
BBL	Definitions include: acronym for "be back later".
dehose	Definitions include: to repair or fix something that has been hosed.
bbygrl	Definitions include: "babygirl", i.e. girlfriend.
ASLR	Definitions include: acronym for "age, sex, location, religion".
IDGAF	Definitions include: acronym for "I don't give a fuck."
DFTBA	Definitions include: acronym for "don't forget to be awesome".
swap out	Definitions include: Details are available in the entry for swap.
MYOB	Definitions include: acronym for "mind your own business."
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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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diped	Definitions include: to get gold or platinum teeth.
a no-win situation	Definitions include: a situation with no possible positive outcome.
pull an all-nighter	Definitions include: See all-nighter.
pay off	Definitions include: to bribe.
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goat roper	Definitions include: A western type person who may or may not be an actual cowboy.
electric soup	Definitions include: Allegedly, milk which has had natural gas passed through it via a hose, drunk for its intoxicating effect.
John	Definitions include: restroom.
zips	Definitions include: tennis shoes. Zips was a brand of shoes late 70's early 80's.
look like a million dollars	Definitions include: to look excellent.