[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

widget
     n : a device that is very useful for a particular job syn: appliance,
          contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo,
          gismo
see also:
appliance contraption contrivance convenience gadget gizmo 
gismo 

[2] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

38 moby thesaurus words for "widget":
   affair, article, artifact, concern, dingus, dofunny, dohickey,
   dojigger, dojiggy, domajig, domajigger, doodad, dowhacky, eppes,
   etwas, flumadiddle, gadget, gigamaree, gimmick, gizmo, hickey,
   hootenanny, hootmalalie, jigger, material thing, object,
   quelque chose, something, thing, thingum, thingumabob, thingumadad,
   thingumadoodle, thingumajig, thingumajigger, thingumaree,
   thingummy, whatchy

[3] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

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.


see also:
x 

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

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
     
     
see also:
jargon file 

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