Introduction

Widget may refer to:

Widget (economics), a placeholder name for an object or, more specifically, a mechanical or other manufactured device

In computing:
Widget engine, such as Dashboard widgets for Apple's Mac OS X v10.4, Windows Vista Sidebar, KlipFolio, Yahoo! Widgets (aka Konfabulator), iGoogle, Google Desktop or netvibes.

GUI widget, a component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with
Web widget, a third party item that can be embedded in a web page
Mobile widget, a third party item that can be embedded in a mobile phone

Widget (beer), the nitrogen widget in cans and bottles of beer

Widget (comics), a character in Marvel Comics

Widget (TV series), a 1990s animated television series