| Also known as a gadget,
a widget is an additional
feature
or
extension to a
software
program,
operating
system GUI,
and/or web
page. Software gadgets give the software or web page additional
features and capabilities that help give the user exactly what he or
she wants and an overall better experience. A widget or gadget can
be as simple as additional
icons,
menus,
buttons,
or capabilities or an
add-on
that gives the user the latest news, sports scores, stocks, weather
information, random or daily pictures, to-do list, traffic reports,
calendar, mini-games, quotes, etc.
Widgets and gadgets are often made available through the software
developers web page or the web site providing the dynamic web page
that supports them. Below some are direct links to web pages with
gadgets / widgets.
Also see: Gadget, GUI, Operating system
definitions, Windows live
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