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Pronunciation / Transliteration: widget
"Il y a un nouveau widget météo sur l'écran."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An unnamed article considered for purposes of general reference; a small mechanical device or gadget.
"The company manufactures every kind of widget imaginable." - 2
A small application or component of a graphical user interface that provides easy access to frequently used functions.
"You can add a weather widget to your phone's home screen."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coinage from 'which-it', by association with 'gismo' or 'gadget'. Originally used in commerce and engineering to denote an unnamed or generic manufactured article.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Widget" is said worldwide
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widget
Transliteration: widget
"Il y a un nouveau widget météo sur l'écran."
Widget
Transliteration: Widget
"Dieses Widget zeigt die aktuelle Uhrzeit an."
widget
Transliteration: widget
"Ho aggiunto un utile widget alla schermata iniziale."
widget
Transliteration: widget
"Puedes personalizar tu teléfono con diferentes widgets."
widget
Transliteration: widget
"O widget de notícias está atualizado."
विजेट
Transliteration: vijet
"मैंने अपनी होम स्क्रीन पर एक मौसम का विजेट जोड़ा है।"
小部件
Transliteration: xiǎobùjiàn
"这个小部件可以显示最新的股价。"
위젯
Transliteration: wijet
"바탕화면에 시계 위젯을 설치했습니다."
ウィジェット
Transliteration: wijetto
"ホーム画面に便利なウィジェットを追加しました。"
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