What is a widget, and what would you use one for?
2006-10-09 11:10:06 · 5 answers · asked by Autumn BrighTree 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Widget may refer to:
Widget, a computer desktop accessory that is executed in a widget engine, such as Dashboard widgets for Apple's Mac OS X 10.4
A placeholder name for any unspecified device or good, particularly as used by economists for an abstract commodity
Widget (beer), the nitrogen widget in cans and bottles of beer
Widget (computing), a component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with
Web widget, a third party item that can be embedded in a web page
Widget (comics), a character in Marvel Comics
Widget (TV series), a 1990's animated television series
The Delta Widget, a name for the logo of Delta Air Lines
A mascot for Armadillo Aerospace
A male gremlin in Roald Dahl's The Gremlins
A nickname for the New York World Journal Tribune
Widgets (He-Man), the race of midget-like people in the cartoon series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and other smooth surfaces.
2006-10-09 11:17:49 · answer #1 · answered by justme 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a razor edged, hand held device that enables you to scrape things off of flat surfaces. it's especially useful on removing adhesive stickers off of glass....there really ARE widgets!
2006-10-09 11:19:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A widget is some sort of carpenters tool, I think............:)
2006-10-09 11:14:46 · answer #3 · answered by tictak kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be anything you want it to be! I say that when I can't think of the word I'm looking for.
2006-10-09 11:14:15 · answer #4 · answered by dyingatwork 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you hook it to the whatchamacallit and it helps balance out the monkey motion of the thingamajig...sheesh women!!
2006-10-09 11:15:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋