Widget vs Shortcut - What's the difference?
widget | shortcut |
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.
A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
A method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps.
A symlink (symbolic file link); especially , one that appears as an icon.
A keyboard shortcut - a combination of keystrokes that provides easier access to a command or operation
(rft-sense) To take or use a shortcut
As nouns the difference between widget and shortcut
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 shortcut is hotkey, shortcut.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) controlshortcut
English
Alternative forms
* short cut, short-cutNoun
(en noun)- There are shortcuts to some of my favourite applications on my desktop.