widget

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Instead of a pricey plastic widget, you can use anything with a near field communication, or NFC, tag to act as your “Brick.”

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

Wanting to keep the widget but not the ads, the 49-year-old in Edgewater, Md., made sure his home router’s ad-blocking software extended to his fridge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Candidates in a real process would be able to log their issue with the on-screen help widget and receive a new link to restart the assessment, the company's VP of product, Claudia Baijens, says.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

As if health coverage is a widget the company has engineered rather than a lifeline it is cutting.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 19, 2025

To activate widget A, you insert doohickey B into slot C. Or you can delete the you, since it’s understood to be the subject.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner