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Dashboard Widgets

A widget is a mini-application that exists exclusively in Dashboard. From a user perspective, it behaves as a program should: it shows useful information or helps them obtain information with a minimum of required input.

Despite the fact that widgets look like applications to the user, widgets are powered by web technologies and standards such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. In addition to web technology, Apple provides useful additions such as preferences, localization, and system access.

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