widget

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈwɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/    美 /ˈwɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.
    — Suppose we have a widget factory that produces 100 units per year...
  2. 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.
  3. A floating device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened.
  4. A small applet that can be placed on the desktop or in a sidebar, etc.
    — This weather widget shows the current temperature.
  5. A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and other smooth surfaces.
  6. Synonym of tool, implement, device, gadget, part. informal

词形变化

widgets plural widgets plural

词汇关系

衍生词
disclosure widget

词源

词源 1
Coined by American playwright George S. Kaufman in 1924 in his play Beggar on Horseback (1924). The preface to the 1924 play credits an earlier German work from 1911 where there is an actor Elisabeth Wigge.
词源 2
Blend of window + gadget.
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