as in gadget
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
manufacturers of all kinds of widgets for the do-it-yourselfer
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These personalized recommendations appear in different areas of the website, from homepage widgets to discount offers, helping tailor your shopping experience.
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Vinod Sivagnanam, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
All widgets in the Android ecosystem will be compatible with lock screens by default.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
This will keep the weather, local sports scores, stocks, and a few other widgets, but it will get rid of the spammy news articles.
—Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
Much of this is presentational — widgets, layouts, animations, but there are key security differences as well.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Vinod Sivagnanam, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
All widgets in the Android ecosystem will be compatible with lock screens by default.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
This will keep the weather, local sports scores, stocks, and a few other widgets, but it will get rid of the spammy news articles.
—Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
Much of this is presentational — widgets, layouts, animations, but there are key security differences as well.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for widget
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“Widget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widget. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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