Widget

In World of Warcraft
In a World of Warcraft Interface Customization context, a widget refers to a (usually visible) component of the user interface, such as a "Frame", "Button", "EditBox", etc.

Widgets can be created via XML (using WoW's XML markup, or via the CreateFrame API, and further be controlled run-time with functions in the Widget API.

Mac OS X
In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, a widget is a small applet that runs in the context of an application called the Dashboard.

Example of a World of Warcraft-related Widgets:
 * WOWdget - Forwards searches to various item DBs (Wowhead, Thottbot, and Allakhazam).
 * WoW Server Status Widget 2.1 - Reads Blizzard's server list and status.
 * World of Warcraft Raid Calendar Widget 1.06 - Displays the upcoming raid instance reset dates. It is compatible with all server zones (Euro, US, Korea, China, and Taiwan) and supports international and German date format.