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Definitions for Widget

[1] a small mechanical device, as a knob or switch, especially one whose name is not known or cannot be recalled; gadget: a row of widgets on the instrument panel.
[2] something considered typical or representative, as of a manufacturer's products: the widgets coming off the assembly line.
[3] Digital Technology . a module on a website, in an application, or in the interface of a device that allows users to access information or perform a function: I added a weather widget to my screen.
[4] informal any small mechanism or device, the name of which is unknown or temporarily forgotten
[5] a small device in a beer can which, when the can is opened, releases nitrogen gas into the beer, giving it a head
[6] a small computer program that can be installed on and executed from the desktop of a personal computer

Words related to Widget

gizmo, contraption, object, apparatus, thing, doohickey, doodad, appliance, device, invention, contrivance, thingamajig, tool, whatchamacallit, thingamabob

Words nearby Widget

widemouthed, widen, widescreen, widespread, widgeon, widget, widgie, widish, widnes, widow, widow bird

Origin of Widget

First recorded in 1925–30; perhaps alteration of gadget

Word origin for Widget

C20: changed from gadget

Synonyms for Widget

gizmo, apparatus, appliance, contraption, contrivance, device, doodad, doohickey, invention, object, thing, thingamabob, thingamajig, tool, whatchamacallit