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Widget vs Clickstream - What's the difference?

widget | clickstream |

As nouns the difference between widget and clickstream

is that 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 while clickstream is (computing|marketing) a profile of a user's activity in a web browser or other software, based on what is clicked.

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

    clickstream

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia clickstream)
  • (computing, marketing) A profile of a user's activity in a web browser or other software, based on what is clicked.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=May 12, author=Dan Mitchell, title=Online Ads vs. Privacy, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=“My clickstream data is sensitive information,” she told Mr. Zaneis, “and it belongs to me.” }}