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Gadget
A gadget is a small tool such as a machine that has a particular function, but is often thought of as a novelty. Gadgets are sometimes referred to as gizmos.
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Gadget (noun)
A thing whose name cannot be remembered; thingamajig, doohickey.
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Gadget (noun)
Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled. Often either clever or complicated.
“He bought a neat new gadget for shredding potatoes.”
“That’s quite a lot of gadgets you have collected. Do you use any of them?”
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Gadget (noun)
Any consumer electronics product.
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Gadget (noun)
A sequence of machine code instructions crafted as part of an exploit that attempts to divert execution to a memory location chosen by the attacker.
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Widget (noun)
A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.
“Suppose we have a widget factory that produces 100 units per year…”
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Widget (noun)
Portable code that can be easily installed and executed by an end user.
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Widget (noun)
A floating device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened.
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Widget (noun)
A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and other smooth surfaces.
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Widget (noun)
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.
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Gadget (noun)
a small mechanical or electronic device or tool, especially an ingenious or novel one
“a variety of kitchen gadgets”
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Widget (noun)
a small gadget or mechanical device.
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Widget (noun)
(in some beer cans) a plastic device which introduces nitrogen into the beer, giving it a creamy head.
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Widget (noun)
an application, or a component of an interface, that enables a user to perform a function or access a service.