"widget" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation, US] Audio: en-us-widget.ogg [US] Forms: widgets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪdʒɪt Etymology: Coined by American playwright George S. Kaufman in 1924 in his play Beggar on Horseback (1924). Etymology templates: {{coin|en|George S. Kaufman|in=1924|nat=American|nobycat=1|occ=playwright}} Coined by American playwright George S. Kaufman in 1924 Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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. Synonyms: thingy, gizmo, sprocket, thingy Translations (unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product): джаджа (džadža) [feminine] (Bulgarian), věcička [feminine] (Czech), udělátko [neuter] (Czech), udělátor [masculine] (Czech), dingetje (Dutch), prul (Dutch), vempain (Finnish), vekotin (Finnish), härveli (Finnish), babiole [feminine] (French), camelote [feminine] (French), μαραφέτι (maraféti) [neuter] (Greek), kütyü (Hungarian), giuirléid [feminine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-widget-en-noun-LADElJUd Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 19 19 19 12 15 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 24 18 3 24 13 Disambiguation of 'unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product': 77 12 9 3
  2. A floating device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened. Categories (topical): Beer
    Sense id: en-widget-en-noun-Rt-deXGb Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 19 19 19 12 15 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 24 18 3 24 13
  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 Translations (small scraping tool): škrabka [feminine] (Czech), spatule [feminine] (French), Schaber [masculine] (German), spatula [feminine] (Romanian), espátula (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-widget-en-noun-swfXtPkk Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 19 19 19 12 15 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 24 18 3 24 13 Disambiguation of 'small scraping tool': 9 3 62 26
  4. (informal) Synonym of tool, implement, device, gadget, part Tags: informal Synonyms: tool [synonym, synonym-of], implement [synonym, synonym-of], device [synonym, synonym-of], gadget [synonym, synonym-of], part [synonym, synonym-of] Translations (modular software component): приспособление (prisposoblenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-widget-en-noun-4lECtnxe Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 19 19 19 12 15 17 Disambiguation of 'modular software component': 13 15 13 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation, US] Audio: en-us-widget.ogg [US] Forms: widgets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪdʒɪt Etymology: Blend of window + gadget Etymology templates: {{blend|en|window|gadget}} Blend of window + gadget Head templates: {{en-noun}} widget (plural widgets)
  1. (graphical user interface) 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. Categories (topical): Graphical user interface Synonyms: control Translations (component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with): giny [masculine] (Catalan), fenestraĵo (Esperanto), komponentti (Finnish), pienoisohjelma (Finnish), vekotin (Finnish), widgetti [colloquial] (Finnish), widget [masculine] (French), Steuerelement [neuter] (German), Widget [neuter] (German), γραφικό στοιχείο (grafikó stoicheío) [neuter] (Greek), giuirléid [feminine] (Irish), посреднички елеме́нт (posrednički elemént) [masculine] (Macedonian), widget (Norwegian), widżet [masculine] (Polish), ви́джет (vídžet) [masculine] (Russian), widget [masculine] (Spanish), parçacık (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-widget-en-noun-udj6~DrJ Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 19 19 19 12 15 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 24 18 3 24 13 Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with': 79 21
  2. (graphical user interface) A small applet that can be placed on the desktop or in a sidebar, etc. Categories (topical): Graphical user interface
    Sense id: en-widget-en-noun-B3aeOENx Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 19 19 19 12 15 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 24 18 3 24 13 Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (on-screen applet): widget [masculine] (French)
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of 'on-screen applet': 47 53

Inflected forms

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