Widget vs Midget - What's the difference?
widget | midget |
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
(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.
(originally) A little sandfly.
(loosely) Any small swarming insect similar to the mosquito; a midge
A normally proportioned person with small stature, usually defined as reaching an adult height less than 4'10".
(sometimes derogatory) Any short person.
(attributively) That is a small version of something; miniature
As nouns the difference between widget and midget
is that widget is a placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product while midget is a little sandfly.widget
English
(widget)Etymology 1
Coined by George S. Kaufman in his play Beggar on Horseback (1924).Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (unspecified manufactured good) thingy, gizmo, sprocket * (scraping tool) scraperEtymology 2
Borrowed as a shortened form of “window gadget” (GUI widget)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (GUI) controlmidget
English
Noun
(en noun)- ''Although tiny and just two-winged, midgets can bite you manyfold till you itch all over your unprotected skin
- the midget pony