Definition of widget in English:

widget

noun ˈwɪdʒɪtˈwɪdʒɪt

informal

1A small gadget or mechanical device.
Example sentencesExamples
- Too often we are caught up in the latest high-capacity firearm that is chock-full of the newest gizmos and widgets.
- Prior to stamping and polymer clay and all the other gadgets and widgets we have today, we had paints and canvas.
- All of the ideas and all of the amends are delegated down from the project managers and the conceptual people to the people who actually produce the final work who are also the people who actually understand what widgets and doodahs are for.
- As you get deeper into turkeys, you'll find an almost infinite number of widgets, gadgets and gimmicks for turkey hunters.
- Gadgets and widgets and all that cool stuff that make life easier, or at least more fun, that's what I want to write about.
Synonyms
device, gadget, machine, appliance, contraption, apparatus, mechanism, implement, tool, labour-saving device, invention
1. 1.1 (in some beer cans) a plastic device which introduces nitrogen into the beer, giving it a creamy head.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Pop and outdoor ads sporting a rocket widget and a Guinness Draught bottle are aimed at building awareness for nitrogenated Guinness Draught and Stout in cans and bottles.
  The vast majority of canned beers in the U.S. are of the American Light Lager variety, for which a beer widget would be counterproductive.
  A can of beer is pressurised by adding liquid nitrogen, which vaporises and expands in volume after the can is sealed, forcing gas and beer into the widget's hollow interior through a tiny hole - the less beer the better for subsequent head quality.
2. 1.2Computing An application, or a component of an interface, that enables a user to perform a function or access a service.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The days when developers would sit at a text editor manually arranging buttons, listboxes and other widgets by brain power alone are pretty much gone.
  Furthermore, many Web pages are busy places, full of navigation widgets and data entry fields.
  For example, if the feature could be turned on an off via a checkbox widget, that information was included in the description along with whether the checkbox was selected or not selected by default.
  More downloadable widgets are in the offing; people with programming talents can build their own.
  Behind your widget website there is a large database of widgets.

Origin

1930s: perhaps an alteration of gadget.

The widget is first recorded in the 1920s in the USA, in the general sense ‘a small gadget’, and is probably an alteration of gadget. In the early 1990s a widget became a specific sort of device used in some beer cans to introduce nitrogen into the beer, giving it a creamy head.

Rhymes

Bridget, digit, fidget

Definition of widget in US English:

widget

nounˈwijitˈwɪdʒɪt

informal

1A small gadget or mechanical device, especially one whose name is unknown or unspecified.
Example sentencesExamples
- Gadgets and widgets and all that cool stuff that make life easier, or at least more fun, that's what I want to write about.
- All of the ideas and all of the amends are delegated down from the project managers and the conceptual people to the people who actually produce the final work who are also the people who actually understand what widgets and doodahs are for.
- Prior to stamping and polymer clay and all the other gadgets and widgets we have today, we had paints and canvas.
- As you get deeper into turkeys, you'll find an almost infinite number of widgets, gadgets and gimmicks for turkey hunters.
- Too often we are caught up in the latest high-capacity firearm that is chock-full of the newest gizmos and widgets.
Synonyms
device, gadget, machine, appliance, contraption, apparatus, mechanism, implement, tool, labour-saving device, invention
1. 1.1Computing An application, or a component of an interface, that enables a user to perform a function or access a service.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Behind your widget website there is a large database of widgets.
  More downloadable widgets are in the offing; people with programming talents can build their own.
  Furthermore, many Web pages are busy places, full of navigation widgets and data entry fields.
  For example, if the feature could be turned on an off via a checkbox widget, that information was included in the description along with whether the checkbox was selected or not selected by default.
  The days when developers would sit at a text editor manually arranging buttons, listboxes and other widgets by brain power alone are pretty much gone.

Origin

1930s: perhaps an alteration of gadget.

单词	widget
释义	Definition of widget in English: widget noun ˈwɪdʒɪtˈwɪdʒɪt informal 1A small gadget or mechanical device. Example sentencesExamples Too often we are caught up in the latest high-capacity firearm that is chock-full of the newest gizmos and widgets. Prior to stamping and polymer clay and all the other gadgets and widgets we have today, we had paints and canvas. All of the ideas and all of the amends are delegated down from the project managers and the conceptual people to the people who actually produce the final work who are also the people who actually understand what widgets and doodahs are for. As you get deeper into turkeys, you'll find an almost infinite number of widgets, gadgets and gimmicks for turkey hunters. Gadgets and widgets and all that cool stuff that make life easier, or at least more fun, that's what I want to write about. Synonyms device, gadget, machine, appliance, contraption, apparatus, mechanism, implement, tool, labour-saving device, invention 1.1 (in some beer cans) a plastic device which introduces nitrogen into the beer, giving it a creamy head. Example sentencesExamples Pop and outdoor ads sporting a rocket widget and a Guinness Draught bottle are aimed at building awareness for nitrogenated Guinness Draught and Stout in cans and bottles. The vast majority of canned beers in the U.S. are of the American Light Lager variety, for which a beer widget would be counterproductive. A can of beer is pressurised by adding liquid nitrogen, which vaporises and expands in volume after the can is sealed, forcing gas and beer into the widget's hollow interior through a tiny hole - the less beer the better for subsequent head quality. 1.2Computing An application, or a component of an interface, that enables a user to perform a function or access a service. Example sentencesExamples The days when developers would sit at a text editor manually arranging buttons, listboxes and other widgets by brain power alone are pretty much gone. Furthermore, many Web pages are busy places, full of navigation widgets and data entry fields. For example, if the feature could be turned on an off via a checkbox widget, that information was included in the description along with whether the checkbox was selected or not selected by default. More downloadable widgets are in the offing; people with programming talents can build their own. Behind your widget website there is a large database of widgets. Origin 1930s: perhaps an alteration of gadget. The widget is first recorded in the 1920s in the USA, in the general sense ‘a small gadget’, and is probably an alteration of gadget. In the early 1990s a widget became a specific sort of device used in some beer cans to introduce nitrogen into the beer, giving it a creamy head. Rhymes Bridget, digit, fidget Definition of widget in US English: widget nounˈwijitˈwɪdʒɪt informal 1A small gadget or mechanical device, especially one whose name is unknown or unspecified. Example sentencesExamples Gadgets and widgets and all that cool stuff that make life easier, or at least more fun, that's what I want to write about. All of the ideas and all of the amends are delegated down from the project managers and the conceptual people to the people who actually produce the final work who are also the people who actually understand what widgets and doodahs are for. Prior to stamping and polymer clay and all the other gadgets and widgets we have today, we had paints and canvas. As you get deeper into turkeys, you'll find an almost infinite number of widgets, gadgets and gimmicks for turkey hunters. Too often we are caught up in the latest high-capacity firearm that is chock-full of the newest gizmos and widgets. Synonyms device, gadget, machine, appliance, contraption, apparatus, mechanism, implement, tool, labour-saving device, invention 1.1Computing An application, or a component of an interface, that enables a user to perform a function or access a service. Example sentencesExamples Behind your widget website there is a large database of widgets. More downloadable widgets are in the offing; people with programming talents can build their own. Furthermore, many Web pages are busy places, full of navigation widgets and data entry fields. For example, if the feature could be turned on an off via a checkbox widget, that information was included in the description along with whether the checkbox was selected or not selected by default. The days when developers would sit at a text editor manually arranging buttons, listboxes and other widgets by brain power alone are pretty much gone. Origin 1930s: perhaps an alteration of gadget.
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