Gadget vs. Widget

By Jaxson

  • 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.

Wikipedia
  • Gadget (noun)

    A thing whose name cannot be remembered; thingamajig, doohickey.

  • 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?”

  • Gadget (noun)

    Any consumer electronics product.

  • 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.

  • 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…”

  • Widget (noun)

    Portable code that can be easily installed and executed by an end user.

  • Widget (noun)

    A floating device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened.

  • Widget (noun)

    A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and other smooth surfaces.

  • 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.

Wiktionary
  • Gadget (noun)

    a small mechanical or electronic device or tool, especially an ingenious or novel one

    “a variety of kitchen gadgets”

  • Widget (noun)

    a small gadget or mechanical device.

  • Widget (noun)

    (in some beer cans) a plastic device which introduces nitrogen into the beer, giving it a creamy head.

  • Widget (noun)

    an application, or a component of an interface, that enables a user to perform a function or access a service.

Oxford Dictionary

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