gadget

== English == === Etymology === Unknown. First used in print by Robert Brown in 1886 (see quote in definition section). Might come from French gâchette or gagée, or from the French family name Gaget, an industrialist who produced promotional gadgets in collaboration with the project to build the statue of Liberty. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡæd͡ʒ.ɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɡæd͡ʒ.ɪt/ (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ɡæd͡ʒ.ət/ Hyphenation: gad‧get Rhymes: -ædʒɪt === Noun === gadget (plural gadgets) (obsolete) A thing whose name cannot be remembered; thingamajig, doohickey. Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated. (informal) Any consumer electronics product. (computer security) A sequence of machine code instructions crafted as part of an exploit that attempts to divert execution to a memory location chosen by the attacker. Security > Red Hat > CVE Database > CVE-2019-1125 A Spectre gadget was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of system interrupts. (computer science) A technique for converting a part of one problem to an equivalent part of another problem, used in constructing reductions. (glassblowing) A spring clip attached to the end of a punty in order to grasp the foot of a glass without leaving a bullion while finishing the bowl. ==== Alternative forms ==== gadjet ==== Synonyms ==== contraption contrivance doohickey gizmo widget ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === gadget on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === dagget, tagged == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English gadget. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɛd.ʒət/ Hyphenation: gad‧get === Noun === gadget m or n (plural gadgets, diminutive gadgetje n) gadget == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English gadget, itself of French origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡa.dʒɛt/ === Noun === gadget m (plural gadgets) gadget ==== Synonyms ==== truc machin === Further reading === “gadget”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English gadget. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡad.d͡ʒet/ Rhymes: -addʒet === Noun === gadget m (invariable) gadget (small device) === References === == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English gadget. === Noun === gadget n (plural gadgeturi) gadget ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English gadget. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aʝet Rhymes: -adʝet === Noun === gadget m (plural gadgets) gadget