widget
nounUK /ˈwɪdʒ.ɪt/
US /ˈwɪdʒ.ɪt/
A widget is a small tool or gadget that does a special job.
He fixed the toy with a little widget from his toolbox.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A small box or button on a computer screen that you can click or use.
She added a weather widget to her phone's home screen.
3. A name used for an imaginary product in business examples.
The company sells ten thousand widgets every month.
4. Any small thing whose name you do not know or have forgotten.
What is that shiny widget on the table?