What (who) is widgets - definition
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Widgets; Widget (disambiguation); The Widget; Widgit
widget
1. A meta-thing. Used to stand for a real object in didactic
examples (especially database tutorials). Legend has it that
the original widgets were holders for buggy whips. "But
suppose the parts list for a widget has 52 entries..."
2. [possibly evoking "window gadget" ] In graphical user
interfaces, a combination of a graphic symbol and some program
code to perform a specific function. E.g. a scroll-bar or
button. Windowing systems usually provide widget libraries
containing commonly used widgets drawn in a certain style and
with consistent behaviour.
[Jargon File ]
widget
An example of something manufactured. In a 1950's movie starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day, widgets were advertised to the point that the entire country was anxiously awaiting the production and arrival of widgets. Only problem was, there were no widgets. It was just a concept. This word is often used when lay people and educators alike discuss business marketing strategy and marketing theory.
Let's say, for example, you want to make and market widgets,...
Let's say, for example, you want to make and market widgets,...
widget
(widgets)
You can refer to any small device as a widget when you do not know exactly what it is or how it works. (INFORMAL)
The secret is a little widget in the can.
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Widget
Widget may refer to:
- Widget (beer), a device placed in cans and bottles of beer to aid in the generation of froth
- Widget (economics), a placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product
- Software widget, a generic type of software application comprising portable code intended for one or more different software platforms
- Widget (GUI), an element of interaction in a graphical user interface, such as a button or a scroll bar
- Widget toolkit, a software library containing a collection of GUI widgets that collaborate when used in the construction of applications
- Web widget, an applet intended to be used within web pages
- E-9A Widget, a turboprop airliner
- Widget (Marvel Comics), a comic book character, an alternate version of Shadowcat from the Days of Future Past timeline
- Widget (TV series) or Widget the World Watcher, a 1990s animated television series
- Widget (video game), based on the TV series
- Widget, a character on the Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! cartoon
- Widget, a character on the Cyberchase cartoon
- Widget drive, a hard drive used only in the Apple Lisa computer system
- The Widget, nickname of New York World Journal Tribune
Pronunciation examples for widgets
1. some really complex widgets.
Extreme-3D Printing _ Walter Voit _ Talks at Google
2. It's like producing widgets.
The Responsible Entrepruneur _ Carol Sanford _ Talks at Google
3. a set of identical widgets.
The Responsive City _ Susan Crawford & Stephen Goldsmith _ Talks at Google
4. but widgets of mass distraction.
Finding Happinesss Now _ Jonathan Robinson _ Talks at Google
5. Are we just doing widgets here?
Open Source Chrome Browser Mission _ Jay Trimble _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of widgets
1. Even the bargain–basement widgets set you back a bundle.
2. This time his answer ventured beyond refinery capacity and widgets.
3. How many widgets did your factory really produce last month?
4. At the moment, we are focusing on just one thing – the network we are building for distributing widgets ... In our field – widgets and media distribution – all sorts of companies cropped up and offered inferior solutions to advertisers.
5. Then there‘s the small widgets startup Gigya, founded by a former veep at Hotbar, Eyal Magen.