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widgets

noun

Meaning

  1. A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.
  2. Portable code that can be easily installed and executed by an end user.
  3. A floating device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened.
  4. A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and other smooth surfaces.
  5. 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.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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