In computer programming, a widget (or control) is an element of a graphical user interface (GUI) that 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.

Widget may refer to: Widget (economics), a placeholder name for an object or, more specifically, a mechanical or other manufactured device; Widget (beer), a coil-like device placed in the bottom of cans and bottles of beer to aid in the generation of froth; Widget (comics), a character in Marvel Comics; Widget (TV series), a 1990s animated television series; New York World Journal Tribune, a defunct newspaper

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