- 1(informal) used to refer to any small device that you do not know the name of
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- 2(business) a product that does not exist, used as an example of a typical product when making calculations Company A produces two million widgets a year. Calculate the profit per widget.
- 3(computing) a small box on a web page that delivers changing information, such as news items or weather reports, while the rest of the page remains the same widgets include search boxes, weather guides, pop-up windows and drop-down lists The widget is a link to the latest news headlines.
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