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widget

UK/ˈwɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/

widget noun: a placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.

Noun (1)

widget (plural widgets)

  1. A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.
    • Suppose we have a widget factory that produces 100 units per year...
    • Damage inflicted on the rail industry supply chain, from major contractors to widget manufacturers, would have further profound nationwide consequences on an already damaged industry and wrecked economy.2020 August 12, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Rail at the brink? Not yet...”, in Rail, page 3
    Synonyms:
    thingy, gizmo, sprocket, Sorted by number of Google hits, hickey, gimmick, thingie, jigger, gismo, gubbins
  2. A floating device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened.
  3. A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and other smooth surfaces.
    Synonyms:
    scraper
  4. (informal) Synonym of tool, implement, device, gadget, part.

Noun (2)

widget (plural widgets)

  1. Any one of the components of a computer application's graphical user interface, such as a Cancel button or text input box that a user interacts with.
    Synonyms:
    control
  2. A small applet that can be placed on the desktop or in a sidebar, etc.
    • This weather widget shows the current temperature.

widget meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

widget in Tamil

இடுக்கை, நிரல் பலகை

widget in Urdu

بےنام چیز

widget in Kannada

ಸಲಕಿಂಡಿ

Examples of widget in a sentence

  • We believe that the market for the new widget will be the older homeowner.
  • Turning the corner, I discovered a lovely little shop. I discovered that they sold widgets.
  • I negged the seller who didn't send me the widget I paid for.

All 17 example sentences with widget

Synonyms of widget

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Forms of widget

pluralwidgets

Plural of widget: widgets

Origin of widget

Coined by American playwright George S. Kaufman in 1924 in his play Beggar on Horseback (1924). The preface to the 1924 play credits an earlier German work from 1911 where there is an actor Elisabeth Wigge.

Blend of window + gadget.

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Questions about widget

What does widget mean?
Widget means a placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.
What is widget in Tamil?
Widget in Tamil is இடுக்கை, நிரல் பலகை. See Widget meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is widget?
Widget is a noun.
How do you pronounce widget?
Widget is pronounced /ˈwɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of widget?
The plural of widget is widgets.

Words near widget in the dictionary

  1. widgeonweeds
  2. widger
  3. widgers
  4. Widgery
  5. widges
  6. widget
  7. widgetization
  8. widgetize
  9. widgetized
  10. widgetizes
  11. widgetizing

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: widget (page history and authors); widget (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); widget (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); widget (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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