Widget may refer to:

• Widget (economics), a placeholder name for an object or, more specifically, a mechanical or other manufactured device
• Widget (beer), a coil-like device placed in the bottom of cans and bottles of beer to aid in the generation of froth
• Widget (comics), a character in Marvel Comics
• Widget (TV series), a 1990s animated television series
• New York World Journal Tribune, a defunct newspaper

In computing, the term has become frequently used to refer to objects on a computer screen the user interacts with:

• GUI widget, a component of a graphical user interface with which a user interacts. A widget is a Placeholder name for an object or more specifically a mechanical or other manufactured device A widget is a device placed in a container of beer to manage the characteristics of the beer's head. Widget is a Fictional character in the Marvel Universe. The character was later revealed to be an older alternate version of Shadowcat Widget the World Watcher is an Animated Television series which debuted in September 29, 1990 until it ended in June 6 The New York World Journal Tribune, also known as the World-Journal-Tribune, was a newspaper published in New York City from September 1966 until In computer programming a widget (or control) is an element of a Graphical user interface (GUI that displays an information arrangement changeable by the user
• Widget toolkit, a software library containing a collection of GUI widgets that collaborate when used in the construction of applications. A widget toolkit, widget library, or GUI toolkit is a set of widgets for use in designing applications with Graphical user interfaces (GUIs In Computer science, a library is a collection of Subroutines used to develop Software. Application software is a subclass of Computer software that employs the capabilities of a computer directly and thoroughly to a task that the user wishes to perform
• Widget engine, a software system for physically-inspired applets, third party items that can be embedded in a frame. In computer software a widget engine is a software service available to users for running and displaying desktop widgets on the desktop. An applet is a software component that runs in the context of another program for example a Web browser. These can be categorized as Web widgets, Desktop widgets and Mobile widgets as they can be embedded in a web page, desktop background, or a mobile phone respectively. This article is about web page code widgets For other uses see Widget. In computer software a widget engine is a software service available to users for running and displaying desktop widgets on the desktop. In computer software a widget engine is a software service available to users for running and displaying desktop widgets on the desktop.

See also

• Widget Workshop, an obscure science-based computer game developed by Maxis
• Gidget, a teenage character adapted for film & television from a novel by Frederick Kohner

Widget Workshop A Mad Scientist's Laboratory is a hands-on science kit for use on the computer and off Gidget is a character created by author Frederick Kohner (based on his teenage daughter Kathy in his 1957 novel Gidget the Girl with Big Ideas.

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