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widget |
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. [{Jargon File}]
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