widget Syllabification: (widg·et)Pronunciation: /ˈwijit/Translate widget | into Spanish Definition of widget noun informal a small gadget or mechanical device, especially one whose name is unknown or unspecified. Computing an application, or a component of an interface, that enables a user to perform a function or access a service. Origin: 1930s: perhaps an alteration of gadgetwidget in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of widget in the British & World English dictionary
