restlessboy: A widget is a small utility program that sits on your desktop. Install the Yahoo! Widget Engine and you’ll soon understand. And then you can uninstall it if your answer satisfies your curiosity.

angel_hayles: Here’s an interesting comparison of the features of Dashboard versus Yahoo! Widgets (then called Konfabulator) -> http://www2.konfabulator.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7630