0 any small device whose name you have forgotten or do not know
1 a small computer program, usually connected with an image, that can be added to a website to allow the user to do something. For example, you might click on a widget to find out weather or stock market information:
2 one of many small computer programs that make up what you see on a computer screen, and that allow you to take particular actions. A widget might be a button that you click on, or a scroll bar (= strip at the side of the screen used for moving its contents up, down, or sideways), etc.:
3 an imaginary product, used in explanations, school books, etc. as an example of a company's typical product:
4 a small tool or other useful object that you do not know the name of:
We will see in section 3.5 how actions can be associated with widgets.
In sections 3.2 and 3.4 we show how to create widgets and how to place them in a window.
You cannot measure performance in the way you can the production of widgets, motor cars or anything else.
We are not talking about people who work with widgets.
We can all get our heads around widgets, but are we so comfortable with concepts and ideas?
Whether that wealth is created by manufacturing widgets or producing services is immaterial.
Whatever anyone says, the only way we increase wealth is by the buying and selling of widgets.
The traditional manufacturer is often described as a maker of "widgets".
