"widget" meaning in English

See widget in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation, US] Audio: en-us-widget.ogg Forms: widgets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪdʒɪt Etymology: 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 https://digital.ulb.hhu.de/download/pdf/5670231.pdf where there is an actor Elisabeth Wigge. 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. 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), aggeggio [masculine] (Italian), but see exempelprodukt [common-gender] (Swedish), manick [common-gender] (Swedish), mojäng [common-gender] (Swedish), pryl [common-gender] (Swedish)
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  2. A floating device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened.
    Sense id: en-widget-en-noun-Rt-deXGb Categories (other): Beer
  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 Disambiguation of 'small scraping tool': 11 2 60 27
  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-1v5JfbDt Disambiguation of 'modular software component': 24 7 14 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation, US] Audio: en-us-widget.ogg 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. (computing, 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. 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): Computing, Graphical user interface 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': 77 23
  2. (computing, graphical user interface) A small applet that can be placed on the desktop or in a sidebar, etc. Translations (on-screen applet): widget [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-widget-en-noun-B3aeOENx Categories (other): Computing, Graphical user interface Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'on-screen applet': 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Steuerelement"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Widget"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "grafikó stoicheío",
      "sense": "component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "γραφικό στοιχείο"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "giuirléid"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "lang_code": "mk",
      "roman": "posrednički elemént",
      "sense": "component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "посреднички елеме́нт"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "lang_code": "no",
      "sense": "component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with",
      "word": "widget"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "widżet"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "vídžet",
      "sense": "component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ви́джет"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "widget"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with",
      "word": "parçacık"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "on-screen applet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "widget"
    }
  ],
  "word": "widget"
}

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