There are many trends on the internet which are followed by people without knowing much about them. Some of them are very useful for the ones who have a keen interest in the world of internet and have websites of other blogs to promote their stuff, similarly, others just use the internet for the sake of fun and to use advanced applications in order to enjoy the new virtual world. There are some words which have been widely used while using the internet but do not have a proper meaning or understanding of what they actually are, two similar terms which are alike in this regard but different from each other are gadget and widget. In the past, these were considered the same things which just had different names but in the modern world there are few distinctions between them and are now explained properly for the ease of others. The main dissimilarity between these two terms is that a widget is a writeable code which is written by any user and can be used on a website or blog in order to add some feature. Gadget, on the other hand, is different in a way that it is similar to a widget but the coding and all the branding is done by the company and the feature can just be added on the website. So it can be concluded that a widget is a feature by anyone while a gadget is a feature by a copyrighted company. Another difference between the two terms is that a widget is just a code which is preset while a gadget is a feature which can be installed even on your operating system. A widget is exclusively for websites and blogs while a gadget is for all the forms including computers and tablets. The best example of a widget is the twitter widgets which are available in different forms and display your tweets, retweets, and followers depending on which option you choose. The best example of a gadget is the windows desktop items which include sticky notes and calculator, that are displayed on your operating systems. You have to copy the code and place it on the website when it comes to widget while the gadget is automatically added once you choose the option from the homepage. There are many other differences between the two types which will be explained later in detail while some explanation of both these types of internet accessories is given in the next two paragraphs.
Gadgets are usually copyrighted material while widgets are made my different programmers.
Gadgets act like a small application where people can use features without visiting a website while the widget is one option for a particular website.
Widgets are mostly used for websites and blogs while gadgets can be used for desktop and tablets in addition to the other stuff.
Widgets are HTML codes while gadgets are present in the form of proper applications.
Widgets are exclusive for different options while one gadget can contain many options.
Gadgets are easily installed while widgets are a little difficult to install in comparison.
Gadget
A small specialized mechanical or electronic device; a contrivance.
Widget
A small mechanical device or control; a gadget.
Gadget
(obsolete) A thing whose name cannot be remembered; thingamajig, doohickey.
Widget
An unnamed or hypothetical manufactured article.
Gadget
Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled. Often either clever or complicated.
He bought a neat new gadget for shredding potatoes.
That's quite a lot of gadgets you have collected. Do you use any of them?
Widget
An element of a GUI, such as a text box or button, that displays information or settings that can be entered or altered by the user.
Gadget
(informal) Any consumer electronics product.
Widget
A program that performs some simple function, such as providing a weather report or stock quote, and can be accessed from a computer desktop, webpage, mobile phone or subscription television service.
Gadget
(computing) A sequence of machine code instructions crafted as part of an exploit that attempts to divert execution to a memory location chosen by the attacker.
Widget
A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.
Suppose we have a widget factory that produces 100 units per year...
Gadget
(computer science) A technique for converting a part of one problem to an equivalent part of another problem. Used in constructing reductions.
We reduce an instance of 3-SAT to an instance of bird-flock-optimization, using a gadget that converts each conjunctive Boolean clause to a group of birds.
Widget
A floating device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened.
Gadget
A device that is very useful for a particular job
Widget
A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and other smooth surfaces.
Widget
(informal) tool, implement, device, gadget, part
Widget
(GUI) Any one of the components of a computer application's graphical user interface, such as a Cancel button or text input box that a user interacts with.
Widget
(GUI) A small applet that can be placed on the desktop or in a sidebar, etc.
Widget
A device that is very useful for a particular job
There is no proper definition of a gadget but basically, it is the add-on which is available in the solid form for the users to add on their website, blogs or even on their tablets and computers. This is the form of a widget in which there is no coding available and the user just has to select the type of gadget they want and add it on their device or forum. It is considered more advanced than a normal gadget since there can be many options available in one gadget while all the material is copyrighted. These are also available in different sizes and can be customized accordingly while the size also fits the space according to the space available. The best example of a gadget is the sticky notes on our desktops which are just selected from a list of other gadgets and can be added easily without going through the trouble of adding the code. They are simple to use since most of the options are already available for the user and they do not have to look for different features at different places. Most websites use this as an opportunity to promote their name.
It is the simplest form of features which can be added on your websites and blogs. In this case, the programmer writes a code which takes the form of a short application which is minimal features. These are added in the HTML text space where, once they are saved, they take the form of a short gadget. They have been used for a long time in different fields of the internet since it gives the opportunity to the user to enhance their product and give options to users so that they do not have to visit the website every time to be updated. The one drawback which exists is that there are fewer features which can be added in one code, and different widgets are required to be added in different forms so that all the features can be controlled. They are mostly used for websites and do not have much use in the operating systems since coding there is already done by the manufacturer who does not allow the features to be changed by any other person to keep the copyrights with them. The code can be added anywhere from the sidebars to the bottom bars and even as headers.
