Widget : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Widget	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Widget
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
widget n something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use" Synonym(s): doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget a device or control that is very useful for a particular job Synonym(s): appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 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 (15Feb98) [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}]