used to refer to any small device that you do not know the name of （不知名的）小机械，小器具◆lots of different widgets to customize your car 使汽车个性化的多种小装置◆I had to pull some kind of widget to make the machine work. 我必须拉动一下某个小装置来运行机器。
() a product that does not exist, used as an example of the typical product of a manufacturer, especially when accounting or financial processes are being explained （用於解释财务过程的想像中的）企划产品◆Calculate the total cost per widget. 计算每件产品的总成本。