A widget is an element of a user interface (GUI widget) or a self-contained (usually small) software application (desktop widget). In computing , an application, or a component of an interface, that enables a user to perform a function or access a service.
A widget is a relatively small-scale, typically easy to use, software application or component made for one or more different software platforms or contexts.
Use
Any widget displays an information arrangement changeable by the user, such as a window or a text box. The defining characteristic of a widget is to provide a single interaction point for the direct manipulation of a given kind of data. In other words, widgets are basic visual building blocks which, combined in an application, hold all the data processed by the application and the available interactions on this data.
