Widget
noun
A small gadget or mechanical device.
He sells various electronic widgets for phones.
Often appears as...
- electronic widget
- desktop widget
noun
An application, or a component of an interface, that enables a user to perform a function or access a service.
You can add different widgets on your computer's desktop for quick access.
Often appears as...
- weather widget
- desktop widget
noun
An unnamed or unspecified thing or unit.
The device requires a 9-volt battery and some other widgets to work.
Often appears as...
- some widget
- any widget
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A small gadget or mechanical device.
He sells various electronic widgets for phones.
Often appears as...
- electronic widget
- desktop widget
noun
An application, or a component of an interface, that enables a user to perform a function or access a service.
You can add different widgets on your computer's desktop for quick access.
Often appears as...
- weather widget
- desktop widget
noun
An unnamed or unspecified thing or unit.
The device requires a 9-volt battery and some other widgets to work.
Often appears as...
- some widget
- any widget
Usage tips
Informal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Objects
Often refers to tangible items, especially in the context of production or sales.
The factory produces widgets for kitchen appliances.
Pro Tip 2/2Versatile Term
Used broadly for various small devices, without specifying the exact function.
I'm looking for a widget that can help peel apples.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Objects
Often refers to tangible items, especially in the context of production or sales.
The factory produces widgets for kitchen appliances.
Pro Tip 2/2Versatile Term
Used broadly for various small devices, without specifying the exact function.
I'm looking for a widget that can help peel apples.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Objects
Often refers to tangible items, especially in the context of production or sales.
The factory produces widgets for kitchen appliances.
Pro Tip 2/2Versatile Term
Used broadly for various small devices, without specifying the exact function.
I'm looking for a widget that can help peel apples.
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Video examples
David S. Rose: 10 things...
Odds are I know somebody who's made a widget, and the minute you tell me that, I discount half of what you're saying from then on. Anything I don't understand, where I have to make the leap myself, in my own head, will stop the flow of the presentation. So you've got to take me through like a sixth-grader -- dub, dub, dub -- but without patronizing me.
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How burnout makes us...
They're making things worse. OK, let's talk about productivity for a second. Historically, productivity as we know it today was used during the industrial revolution. It was a system that measured performance based on consistent output. You clocked into your shift and were responsible for creating X number of widgets on the assembly line.
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Steven Johnson: The Web...
that's filled with lots of little widgets that are expanding on these. And these are looking in the blog world and the world of weblogs. He's analyzed basically all the weblogs out there that he's tracking. And he's tracking how many other weblogs linked to those weblogs, and so you have kind of an authority --
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Mapping the Future of...
So that it has lots of services and transactions going on among people, so it's not dependent just on exporting one kind of widget or product. But, at the same time, each one is very connected to each other through high speed rail networks and highways and so forth and internationally to the global economy.
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Inside your computer -...
instructions to move your mouse around on the screen, to run that clock widget on your desktop, play your internet radio, manage the files you're editing on the hard drive, and much, much more. Your computer's CPU is one heck of a multitasker! "But oh my gosh there's a very important mouse click
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The "Willy Wonka" of...
probably in excess of one hundred plus thousand dollars in value in finished product Tripps business plan is to take homemade edibles into mass production anybody can make a pot brownie we manufacture thousands of widgets each
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Ricardo Semler: Radical...
How we design, how do we organize, for more wisdom? So for example, many times, what's the smartest or the intelligent decision doesn't jive. So we'd say things like, let's agree that you're going to sell 57 widgets per week.
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How businesses can serve...
who is sometimes hidden, and those are our suppliers. They are the connective tissue underneath many Uber drivers, widget makers, service employees. They're like an invisible life force that power our economy,
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An Internet Without...
filled with the information we love that feels as natural and as simple as switching on lightbulb. And although it may seem inevitable, that what the public wants is watches and websites and widgets,
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The journey across the...
world's greatest juggler and he was frowning and he finally asked can I see those so I proudly show him my clubs is that Philippe you've been had these are widgets they are completely out of
Video examples
David S. Rose: 10 things...
Odds are I know somebody who's made a widget, and the minute you tell me that, I discount half of what you're saying from then on. Anything I don't understand, where I have to make the leap myself, in my own head, will stop the flow of the presentation. So you've got to take me through like a sixth-grader -- dub, dub, dub -- but without patronizing me.
Video examples
How burnout makes us...
They're making things worse. OK, let's talk about productivity for a second. Historically, productivity as we know it today was used during the industrial revolution. It was a system that measured performance based on consistent output. You clocked into your shift and were responsible for creating X number of widgets on the assembly line.
Video examples
Steven Johnson: The Web...
that's filled with lots of little widgets that are expanding on these. And these are looking in the blog world and the world of weblogs. He's analyzed basically all the weblogs out there that he's tracking. And he's tracking how many other weblogs linked to those weblogs, and so you have kind of an authority --
Video examples
Mapping the Future of...
So that it has lots of services and transactions going on among people, so it's not dependent just on exporting one kind of widget or product. But, at the same time, each one is very connected to each other through high speed rail networks and highways and so forth and internationally to the global economy.
Video examples
Inside your computer -...
instructions to move your mouse around on the screen, to run that clock widget on your desktop, play your internet radio, manage the files you're editing on the hard drive, and much, much more. Your computer's CPU is one heck of a multitasker! "But oh my gosh there's a very important mouse click
Video examples
The "Willy Wonka" of...
probably in excess of one hundred plus thousand dollars in value in finished product Tripps business plan is to take homemade edibles into mass production anybody can make a pot brownie we manufacture thousands of widgets each
Video examples
Ricardo Semler: Radical...
How we design, how do we organize, for more wisdom? So for example, many times, what's the smartest or the intelligent decision doesn't jive. So we'd say things like, let's agree that you're going to sell 57 widgets per week.
Video examples
How businesses can serve...
who is sometimes hidden, and those are our suppliers. They are the connective tissue underneath many Uber drivers, widget makers, service employees. They're like an invisible life force that power our economy,
Video examples
An Internet Without...
filled with the information we love that feels as natural and as simple as switching on lightbulb. And although it may seem inevitable, that what the public wants is watches and websites and widgets,
Video examples
The journey across the...
world's greatest juggler and he was frowning and he finally asked can I see those so I proudly show him my clubs is that Philippe you've been had these are widgets they are completely out of
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
When an industry matures, it means it's not advancing, and of course the jobs go overseas. That's the obligation of the multi-national corporation: to put the factory where it can make the widget as cheap as possible. Don't get angry when a corporation does that; we've all bought into this concept. We live in a capitalistic society.
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Guy Kawasaki
American Businessman
Many Android users aren't aware of some the things that Android can already do such as supporting the enforcement of companywide security policies, encrypting phone data and providing e-mail and calendar widgets that update in real-time. Our job is to help people and businesses discover and use these features.
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Will Self
English Author
Sometimes it occurs to me that the job of a serious cultural critic mostly consists in telling the generality of people that their opinions - on films, on books, on all manner of widgets, gadgets and even the latest electronic fidgets - simply aren't up to scratch.
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Gary Hamel
American Businessman
Most companies don't have the luxury of focusing exclusively on innovation. They have to innovate while stamping out zillions of widgets or processing billions of transactions.
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Heather Brooke
American Journalist
When journalism is treated as just another widget in a commercial enterprise, the focus isn't on truth, verification or public good, but productivity and output.
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Kevin Systrom
American Businessman
Traditional businesses can say, 'We're going to sell widgets to people, and it will make X amount of profit.' But new business models are hard.
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Ben Sasse
American Politician
As a former college president, I am well aware that every university is a complicated ecosystem, not a linear widget factory.
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Mark Cuban
American Businessman
Being able to take a traditional cable-television subscriber and give them new widget type applications to me is huge.
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Freddie Wong
American Director
Venture capitalists don't pay attention to you unless you have an app or a widget.
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Simon Mainwaring
Businessman
Consumers want a better world, not just better widgets.
Quote examples
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
When an industry matures, it means it's not advancing, and of course the jobs go overseas. That's the obligation of the multi-national corporation: to put the factory where it can make the widget as cheap as possible. Don't get angry when a corporation does that; we've all bought into this concept. We live in a capitalistic society.
Quote examples
Guy Kawasaki
American Businessman
Many Android users aren't aware of some the things that Android can already do such as supporting the enforcement of companywide security policies, encrypting phone data and providing e-mail and calendar widgets that update in real-time. Our job is to help people and businesses discover and use these features.
Quote examples
Will Self
English Author
Sometimes it occurs to me that the job of a serious cultural critic mostly consists in telling the generality of people that their opinions - on films, on books, on all manner of widgets, gadgets and even the latest electronic fidgets - simply aren't up to scratch.
Quote examples
Gary Hamel
American Businessman
Most companies don't have the luxury of focusing exclusively on innovation. They have to innovate while stamping out zillions of widgets or processing billions of transactions.
Quote examples
Heather Brooke
American Journalist
When journalism is treated as just another widget in a commercial enterprise, the focus isn't on truth, verification or public good, but productivity and output.
Quote examples
Kevin Systrom
American Businessman
Traditional businesses can say, 'We're going to sell widgets to people, and it will make X amount of profit.' But new business models are hard.
Quote examples
Ben Sasse
American Politician
As a former college president, I am well aware that every university is a complicated ecosystem, not a linear widget factory.
Quote examples
Mark Cuban
American Businessman
Being able to take a traditional cable-television subscriber and give them new widget type applications to me is huge.
Quote examples
Freddie Wong
American Director
Venture capitalists don't pay attention to you unless you have an app or a widget.
Quote examples
Simon Mainwaring
Businessman
Consumers want a better world, not just better widgets.
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