A web widget is a portable chunk of code that can be installed and executed within any separate HTML-based web page by an end user without requiring additional compilation. They are derived from the idea of code reuse. Other terms used to describe web widgets including: gadget, badge, module, capsule, snippet, mini and flake. Web widgets often but not always use DHTML, JavaScript, or Adobe Flash.
Yahoo widgets
Yahoo! Widgets is a free application platform for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows.The engine uses a JavaScript runtime environment combined with an XML interpreter to run small applications referred to as Widgets, and hence is part of a class of software applications called widget engines.
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Windows Vista Sidebar Gadgets
Windows desktop that can host mini-applications known as gadgets. These gadgets are fun to develop and can deliver real value to a user's desktop. Windows Vista ships with gadgets that can track stock prices, display news feeds, and deliver weather forecasts. The gadgets users will find most appealing, however, are those gadgets that deliver the specialized information they need to complete their everyday tasks.
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