widget

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Synonyms: nidget, midget, fidget, widge, gidget, widger, winget, widgit

Antonyms: nidget, midget, fidget, widge, gidget, widger, winget, widgit

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Noun

1. A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.
   • Suppose we have a widget factory that produces 100 units per year...
2. A floating device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened.
3. A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and other smooth surfaces.
4. Synonym of tool, implement, device, gadget, part.

Noun

1. 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.
2. A small applet that can be placed on the desktop or in a sidebar, etc.
   • This weather widget shows the current temperature.

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