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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': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "from the article." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "as fuck". | |
| Definitions include: "hate". | |
| Definitions include: colloquial pronunciation of fool. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "licking my lips". | |
| Definitions include: From "bandwidth" as a measure of the rate of data transfer ("throughput") that a digital medium can handle. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "Estimated Time of Arrival." | |
| Definitions include: features added to something to make it nicer, but which don't affect the core functionality. | |
| Definitions include: From "Heisenberg" + "bug". | |
| Definitions include: the real world, as opposed to the "virtual" world of computers, also known as cyberspace. | |
| Definitions include: to be under the influence of drugs. | |
| Definitions include: abbreviated form of "people", used in electronic communication. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "for real". | |
| Definitions include: "okay, thanks, 'bye". | |
| Definitions include: without any clothing covering the torso. | |
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: spelling variant of "doggy style". | |
| Definitions include: to get pulled over by the cops; could also mean getting arrested. | |
| Definitions include: feces. | |
| Definitions include: to give false hopes to, especially in a romantic or business sense. | |
| Definitions include: to steal. | |
| Definitions include: very nutty, i.e. very crazy. | |
| Definitions include: In Tunnel Rush Game , the simplicity of the controls hides the depth of strategy required, rewarding those who learn to combine speed, timing, and daring maneuvers. | |
| Definitions include: laptop. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex with. | |
| Definitions include: very strong, muscular, ripped, big muscles |
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