| Subject | English | German |
| comp., MS | desktop gadget | Desktopgadget (A gadget that users can display on their desktop, rather than on the Windows Sidebar. Examples are clocks, news headlines, slide shows, and weather forecasts) |
| gen. | string gadget | Texteingabefeld |
| gen. | text gadget | Texteingabefeld |
| comp. | Window Gadget Widget | Grafikobjekt (z.B. Textfeld, Button, Dialogbox) |