widget

Hypothetical manufactured item

A widget is a small mechanical device or component, especially one whose name the speaker doesn't know or can't recall: Hand me that widget, will you?

In computing, a widget is a small application or interface element—a clock, weather display, or button on a screen.

The word often serves as a placeholder in economics and business examples: If we produce 500 widgets per day...

device

gizmo

Nameless mechanical device

contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
apparatusEquipment for a task
appliancePowered household device

mechanism · doodad · thingamajig · whatchamacallit · doohickey · thingamabob · gimcrack · gewgaw · tchotchke · novelty

component

GUI

Visual computer interface

UIInteraction design abbreviation
dashboardVehicle control panel
sidebarAncillary text box

plugin · module · toolbar · menu · icon · button · slider · dropdown · checkbox · toggle

placeholder

Temporary position marker

exampleRepresentative case shown
genericNot brand-name
sampleSubset for study

hypothetical · dummy · filler · stand-in · prototype · demo · mockup · wireframe · template

mechanical

sprocket

Toothed wheel for chains

gearToothed wheel or belongings
cogwheelToothed rotating machine part
pulleyGrooved wheel for rope

lever · camshaft · bearing · piston · flywheel · coupling · spindle · flange · actuator · cog

widget

gizmo

GUI

placeholder

sprocket

widget

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