Meaning of WIDGET
| Pronunciation: | | 'wijit
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| | Definition: | | [n] a device that very useful for a particular job |
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| | Synonyms: | | appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gismo, gizmo |
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| | See Also: | | device, gadgetry, gimbals, injector, mod con | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | |  Widget
Looking for a home, a stray dog pretends to be a cat in the hope of being adopted by a kind, cat-loving woman named Mrs. Diggs. Pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations accompany the text. more details ... |
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | 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] |
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