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Element vs Widget - What's the difference?

element | widget |

As nouns the difference between element and widget

is that element is element (part of a whole) while widget is a (placeholder name) for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product or widget can be (computing|graphical user interface) 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.

element

Noun

(en noun)
  • One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
  • * (Benjamin Jowett) (1817-1893) ((Thucydides))
  • The simplicity which is so large an element in a noble nature was laughed to scorn.
  • # (label) Any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.
  • # One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
  • # (label) A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded a violation of law only if each element can be proved.
  • # (label) One of the objects in a set.
  • A small part of the whole.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1927, author= F. E. Penny
  • , chapter=4, title= Pulling the Strings , passage=The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.}}
  • Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
  • A place or state of being that an individual or object is better suited towards.
  • The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
  • A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
  • A short form of heating element, a component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.
  • (label) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by a matching pair of tags.
  • * 2011 , Richard Wagner, Creating Web Pages All-in-One For Dummies
  • The div element was introduced into HTML as a solution to the layout problem.

    Synonyms

    * (in chemistry) chemical element * (in set theory) member

    Derived terms

    * chemical element * data element * heating element

    See also

    * atom

    widget

    English

    (widget)

    Etymology 1

    Coined by George S. Kaufman in his play Beggar on Horseback (1924).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A (placeholder name) for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.
  • :Suppose we have a widget factory that produces 100 units per year...
  • Portable code that can be easily installed and executed by an end user.
  • A floating device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened.
  • A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and other smooth surfaces
  • Synonyms
    * (unspecified manufactured good) thingy, gizmo, sprocket * (scraping tool) scraper

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed as a shortened form of “window gadget” (GUI widget)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing, graphical user interface) 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.
  • Synonyms
    * (GUI) control