[Lazarus] What are "widgets" in lazarus?

[waldo kitty]

On 1/5/2011 08:47, zeljko wrote:
> On Wednesday 05 of January 2011 09:39:52 Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
>> Op 2011-01-05 10:23, Bo Berglund het geskryf:
>>> What is a "widget" and how does it relate to my aim of making a
>>> cross-platform program?
>>
>> widget = component
>
> I'd say that widget = TWinControl (and others derived from TWinControl of
> course).

FWIW and from what i've learned, this is accurate... more accurate than what 
other stuff i've seen and it pertains directly to Lazarus' usage...

it may also be stated as

   widget = TWinControl and descendants

;)