3 definitions found
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
widget
n : a device that very useful for a particular job [syn: {appliance},
{contraption}, {contrivance}, {convenience}, {gadget}, {gizmo}]
From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]:
widget n. 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. [poss. evoking `window
gadget'] A user interface object in {X} graphical user interfaces.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
widget
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.
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