Widget vs. Component — What's the Difference?

A small gadget or mechanical device.

A part or element of a larger whole, especially a part of a machine or vehicle

A small mechanical device or control; a gadget.

Constituting part of a larger whole; constituent

An unnamed or hypothetical manufactured article.

A constituent element, as of a system.

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.

A part of a mechanical or electrical complex.

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.

(Mathematics) One of a set of two or more vectors having a sum equal to a given vector.

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

Being or functioning as a constituent or an ingredient.

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

A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.

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

Making up a larger whole; as a component word.

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

Made up of smaller complete units in combination; as a component stereo.

(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.

Serving, or helping, to form; composing; constituting; constituent.

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

A constituent part; an ingredient.

A device that is very useful for a particular job

An abstract part of something;

Something determined in relation to something that includes it;

An artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system;