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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 include: gadget, badge,  module, capsule, snippet, mini and flake. Web widgets often but not always use DHTML,  JavaScript, or Adobe Flash. Contents [hide] 1 Widgets  2 Usage and criticism  3 Security considerations  4 Widget management systems  5 References  6 See also  7 External links  [edit] Widgets and by hundreds of other organizations.
Usage and criticism Usage and criticism Applications can be integrated within a third party website by the placement of a small snippet of code. The code brings in ‘live’ content – advertisements, links, images – from a third party site without the web site owner having to update. End users can utilize Web Widgets to enhance a number of web-based hosts, or drop targets. Categories of drop targets include  social networks ,  blogs ,  wikis  and  personal homepages . Although end users primarily use Web Widgets to enhance their personal web experiences, or the web experiences of visitors to their personal sites,  corporations  can potentially use Web Widgets to improve their web sites using syndicated content and functionality from third party providers.
Widget management systems Widget management systems Main article:  Widget engine Widget management systems offer a method of managing widgets that works on any web page, such as a blog or social networking home page. Many blog systems like  Wordpress  or  Movable Type  come with built in widget management systems as plug-ins. Users can obtain widgets and other widget management tools from widget gallery sites such as  Widgetbox  or SpringWidgets.

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    A web widgetis 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 include: gadget, badge, module, capsule, snippet, mini and flake. Web widgets often but not always use DHTML, JavaScript, or Adobe Flash. Contents [hide] 1 Widgets 2 Usage and criticism 3 Security considerations 4 Widget management systems 5 References 6 See also 7 External links [edit] Widgets and by hundreds of other organizations.
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    Usage and criticismUsage and criticism Applications can be integrated within a third party website by the placement of a small snippet of code. The code brings in ‘live’ content – advertisements, links, images – from a third party site without the web site owner having to update. End users can utilize Web Widgets to enhance a number of web-based hosts, or drop targets. Categories of drop targets include social networks , blogs , wikis and personal homepages . Although end users primarily use Web Widgets to enhance their personal web experiences, or the web experiences of visitors to their personal sites, corporations can potentially use Web Widgets to improve their web sites using syndicated content and functionality from third party providers.
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    Widget management systemsWidget management systems Main article: Widget engine Widget management systems offer a method of managing widgets that works on any web page, such as a blog or social networking home page. Many blog systems like Wordpress or Movable Type come with built in widget management systems as plug-ins. Users can obtain widgets and other widget management tools from widget gallery sites such as Widgetbox or SpringWidgets.