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Gizmo (noun)
A nonsensical placeholder name for something, generally a device, for which one does not know the proper term
“gadget|whatchamacallit|thingamajig”
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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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Gizmo (noun)
a gadget, especially one whose name the speaker does not know or cannot recall
“the latest multimedia gizmo”
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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.