- a small mechanical device, as a knob or switch, especially one whose name is not known or cannot be recalled; gadget: a row of widgets on the instrument panel.
- something considered typical or representative, as of a manufacturer's products: the widgets coming off the assembly line.
- a module on a website, in an application, or in the interface of a device that allows users to access information or perform a function: I added a weather widget to my screen.
- any small mechanism or device, the name of which is unknown or temporarily forgotten
- a small device in a beer can which, when the can is opened, releases nitrogen gas into the beer, giving it a head
- a small computer program that can be installed on and executed from the desktop of a personal computer
