The Difference Between Widget & Gadget
Widgets and gadgets are extremely similar. In fact, both widgets and gadgets are tools or applications that can enhance your experience on a computer or mobile device. Tools such as calculators, translators and currency converters are common forms of both widgets and gadgets. Some widgets and gadgets are made for desktops while others are made for the Internet. The main difference is their creators and where they can be used.
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Identification of Widgets
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Widgets are applications, also known as graphical user interfaces (GUI). These interfaces contain a code that enables users to get a single service whether it is receiving information, playing games or organizing. For example, one widget may provide stock quotes while another may act as a stop watch. Widgets are made for use on desktops, web pages and mobile devices and can be copied anywhere where HTML code is accepted.
Identification of Gadgets
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Like widgets, gadgets are also GUI's that contain a code, enabling users to take advantage of a single service such as weather updates, news updates, calenders and calculators. Gadgets are also made to be used on desktops, web pages and mobile devices; however, unlike widgets, the code on many gadgets is limited and can only be copied on certain websites.
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Companies
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While widgets and gadgets are extremely similar, they are called different names by different companies. For instance, while major creators of these single-serve applications such as Microsoft and Google refer to the applications they create as gadgets, other major creators of these applications such as Apple and Yahoo! refer to their applications as widgets.
Places of Use
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While widgets can typically be used on any website, blog or social network where HTML code is accepted, Gadgets can only be used on certain websites or desktops for which they are created. For example, gadgets created by Microsoft can only be used in Windows operating systems. Many gadgets created by Google can only be used on Google web pages such as iGoogle.
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