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IPA transcription: ['wɪdʒɪt]
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Noun
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a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
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something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
“she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket”
“there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use”
Usage examples
- One way uses a per widget button that displays the help immediately.
- It is comparable to other desktop widget programs.
- Authors use text files to create themes that define their widget.
- Most widget toolkits provide some form of pull-down or pop-up menu.
- The default Swing version of these widgets do not animate.
- Panel script: a panel is a group of graphical objects named widgets.