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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': | |
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Definitions include: By analogy from the same-named measurement in analog electronics. | |
Definitions include: "application." | |
Definitions include: to transform data so that it's easier to process. | |
Definitions include: a form of shareware where, in lieu of the "registration" fee, the author asks that users donate to a charity. | |
Definitions include: as bad as possible. | |
Definitions include: in computing, an example or placeholder variable. | |
Definitions include: acronym for "be back later". | |
Definitions include: to repair or fix something that has been hosed. | |
Definitions include: "babygirl", i.e. girlfriend. | |
Definitions include: acronym for "age, sex, location, religion". | |
Definitions include: acronym for "I don't give a fuck." | |
Definitions include: acronym for "don't forget to be awesome". | |
Definitions include: Details are available in the entry for swap. | |
Definitions include: acronym for "mind your own business." | |
Other terms relating to 'unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'': | |
Definitions include: The male or female genitalia. | |
Definitions include: Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted below. | |
Definitions include: an unspecified thing. | |
Definitions include: an item whose name one doesn't know or has forgotten. | |
Definitions include: "shit". | |
Definitions include: the noun senses of "crap" are mostly a subset of the uses of "shit." | |
Definitions include: money. | |
Definitions include: any object. | |
Definitions include: swag received from a dentist's office. | |
Definitions include: see do-hickey. | |
Definitions include: tattoo. | |
Definitions include: replacement name for an object when one can't remember the object's name. | |
Definitions include: to stare at a person in an aggressive way. | |
Definitions include: alternate spelling of thingies. | |
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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Definitions include: a load of feces | |
Definitions include: the combination of a bebo stunna and someone who either smells or looks like a dog. | |
Definitions include: a teen that listened to "bubblegum pop" music. | |
Definitions include: an alleged combination of symptoms said to affect short men. | |
Definitions include: to take a look. | |
Definitions include: something easy to do. | |
Definitions include: to be infatuated with. | |
Definitions include: marketing based typically on word-of-mouth (including transmission via computer-based mediums, e.g. social networking.) | |
Definitions include: a general insult. | |
Definitions include: a strain of marijuana |
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