widget

(noun)

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.

Related Terms

Examples of widget in the following topics:

  • Types of Consumer-Generated Digital Content

    • Third-party websites and online publications help facilitate the publication and spread of user-generated content by including sidebar widgets on their web pages.

  • Use of New Technologies in Marketing and Research

    • Through the use of widgets, members can promote their various social networking activities, such as Twitter stream or blog entries of their product pages, on their LinkedIn profile page.

  • Consumer Privacy Issues

    • Site mechanisms like comment boxes, wall posts, "Like" buttons, and widgets facilitate the ability to share and post vast amounts of information with multiple users.

  • Brand Loyalty