Scraper vs. Widget — What's the Difference?

One that scrapes, especially a tool for scraping off paint or other adherent matter such as ice on a windshield.

A small gadget or mechanical device.

An instrument with which anything is scraped.

A small mechanical device or control; a gadget.

An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud by drawing them across it.

An unnamed or hypothetical manufactured article.

An instrument drawn by oxen, horses or a tractor, similar to a plow, that is used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, building canals, etc.

An element of a GUI, such as a text box or button, that displays information or settings that can be entered or altered by the user.

An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship.

A program that performs some simple function, such as providing a weather report or stock quote, and can be accessed from a computer desktop, webpage, mobile phone or subscription television service.

In the printing press, a board or blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the tympan sheet, thus producing an impression.

A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.

A hoe.

A floating device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened.

A tool used by engravers.

A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and other smooth surfaces.

(archaeology) A prehistoric unifacial tool thought to have been used for hideworking and woodworking.

(informal) tool, implement, device, gadget, part

Clipping of bellyscraper

(GUI) 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.

One who scrapes horns.

(GUI) A small applet that can be placed on the desktop or in a sidebar, etc.

One who plays a violin incompetently, producing cacophonous sounds.

A device that is very useful for a particular job

One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously.

A cocked hat.

(computing) A program or process that scrapes data, such as a screen-scraper.

A freshwater fish of the carp family, genus Capoeta.

An instrument with which anything is scraped.

One who scrapes.

Any of various hand tools for scraping