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Gizmo is a placeholder name
Placeholder name

Placeholder names are words that can refer to objects or people whose names are either irrelevant or unknown in the context in which it is being discussed....
 for any small technological item. Other similar names are gadget
Gadget

A gadget is a small technological object that has a particular function, but is often thought of as a novelty. Gadgets are invariably considered to be more unusually or cleverly designed than normal technological objects at the time of their invention....
, widget
Widget

Widget may refer to:* Widget , a placeholder name for an object or, more specifically, a mechanical or other manufactured device* Widget , a small bead-like device placed in the bottom of cans and bottles of beer to aid in the generation of froth...
, thingamajig
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Placeholder names are words that can refer to objects or people whose names are either irrelevant or unknown in the context in which it is being discussed....
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Gizmo is a placeholder name
Placeholder name

Placeholder names are words that can refer to objects or people whose names are either irrelevant or unknown in the context in which it is being discussed....
 for any small technological item. Other similar names are gadget
Gadget

A gadget is a small technological object that has a particular function, but is often thought of as a novelty. Gadgets are invariably considered to be more unusually or cleverly designed than normal technological objects at the time of their invention....
, widget
Widget

Widget may refer to:* Widget , a placeholder name for an object or, more specifically, a mechanical or other manufactured device* Widget , a small bead-like device placed in the bottom of cans and bottles of beer to aid in the generation of froth...
, thingamajig
Placeholder name

Placeholder names are words that can refer to objects or people whose names are either irrelevant or unknown in the context in which it is being discussed....
, etc. Gizmo may refer specifically to:

In technology:
  • The Gizmo
    The Gizmo

    The Gizmo was an effects device for the electric guitar, invented ca. 1975 by the English people rock music musicians Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, whilst they were members of the United Kingdom rock group 10cc....
     or "Gizmotron", an effect unit for the electric guitar
  • Gizmo key
    Gizmo key

    The gizmo key is a key commonly found on the B foot joint of certain models of flute that closes the low B tone hole without closing the low C or C# hole....
    , found on certain flutes
  • Gizmo5, a peer-to-peer Internet telephony and instant messaging software application
  • Gizmodo
    Gizmodo

    Gizmodo is a popular technology weblog about consumer electronics. It is part of the Gawker Media network run by Nick Denton.The blog, launched in 2002, was originally edited by Peter Rojas, but he was recruited by Weblogs, Inc....
    , a technology website
  • Gizmondo
    Gizmondo

    The Gizmondo is a handheld gaming console with General Packet Radio Service and Global Positioning System technology, which was manufactured by Tiger Telematics with industrial design by Rick Dickinson....
    , a handheld gaming console
  • Gizmo's, the popular moniker for techsupportalert.com, a freeware
    Freeware

    Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee. Freeware is different from shareware; the latter obliges the user to pay ....
     review site operated by journalist Ian Gizmo Richards.
  • Gizmo, an OpenGL compiler used in Wavemetrics IGOR Pro
    IGOR Pro

    IGOR Pro is a Science data analysis software, numerical computing environment and programming language that runs on Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X operating systems....
     software
  • Gizmo, a bounding box used for manipulating objects in 3D modeling
    3D modeling

    In 3D computer graphics, 3D modeling is the process of developing a Mathematics, wire frame model representation of any Three-dimensional space object via 3d computer graphics software....
     computer programs
  • Gizmo, nickname of VoIP phone adapters that were used by SunRocket
    SunRocket

    SunRocket was a United States-based VOIP provider established in early 2004 by Joyce Dorris and Paul Erickson, former MCI Worldcom executives who were coworkers for over ten years....
    .
  • Gizmo Pty Ltd, Australian IT Company based in major capital cities.
  • GIZMO
    Gizmo

    Gizmo is a placeholder name for any small technological item. Other similar names are gadget, widget, Placeholder name, etc.Gizmo may refer specifically to:...
    , a system developed for the automation of Solaris
    Solaris

    Solaris may refer to:* Solaris , a science fiction novel by Stanislaw Lem* Solaris from Sun MicrosystemsSolaris may also refer to:...
     and Linux
    Linux

    Linux is a generic term referring to Unix-like computer operating systems based on the Linux kernel. Their development is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration; typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely modified, and redistributed by anyone under the terms of the GNU GPL license...
     maintenance tasks


In entertainment:
  • The Gizmos
    The Gizmos

    The Gizmos were a proto-punk band that formed in Bloomington, Indiana in 1975. Both leading members, Eddie Flowers andRich Coffee would move to Los Angeles in the late 1970s and become...
    , a 1970s proto-punk band from Indiana
  • Gizmo Williams
    Gizmo Williams

    Henry L. "Gizmo" Williams is a retired American football and Canadian football kick returner and wide receiver. After his retirement at the end of the 2000 CFL season, Williams worked as a motivational speaker....
    , a former kick returner in Canadian Football
  • Gizmo!
    Gizmo!

    Gizmo! is a 1977 documentary film produced and directed by Howard Smith about improbable inventions, and uses old newsreel footage about these inventions. Early examples of parkour and buildering are also featured....
    , a 1977 documentary film directed by Howard Smith
  • Gadgets and Gizmos
    Gadgets and Gizmos

    ----Gadgets and Gizmos was a Canada television program about technology gadgets and reviews shown on G4techTV Canada. The show, along with Call for Help , is a Canadian recreation of a TechTV original series known as Fresh Gear....
    , a Canadian television show about technological devices
  • Gizmo, a character in the comic strip Beetle Bailey
    Beetle Bailey

    Beetle Bailey is a comic strip set in a United States Army military post, created by Mort Walker. It is among the oldest comic strips still being produced by the original creator....
     by Mort Walker
    Mort Walker

    Addison Morton Walker , more popularly known as Mort Walker, is an United States comic artist best known for creating the newspaper comic strips Beetle Bailey in 1950, and Hi and Lois in 1954....
    .
  • Gizmo
    Gizmo

    Gizmo is a placeholder name for any small technological item. Other similar names are gadget, widget, Placeholder name, etc.Gizmo may refer specifically to:...
     The Air Brush Artist, Robert Greenough , Born Marville France, currently living in Ontario, Canada. Touring the Festivals of Ontario providing Air Brushed Tattoo's to Children and Adult's alike


In fiction:
  • Gizmo (comics)
    Gizmo (comics)

    Gizmo is a fictional character, a supervillain from DC Comics. He was created by George P?rez and Marv Wolfman, and he first appeared in Titans #3 as a founding member of the Fearsome Five, a supervillain team that frequently fought the Teen Titans and the Outsiders ....
    , a member of the H.I.V.E. Five in the Teen Titans animated series
  • Gizmo (comic book)
    Gizmo (comic book)

    Gizmo is a black and white comic book series created by Michael Dooney and first published by Chance Enterprises, publisher of Domino Chance, and later published by Mirage Studios in May of 1986....
    , a 1986 comic book series created by Michael Dooney
  • Gizmo Duck, a character in the DuckTales series
  • Gizmo, a main character in the films Gremlins
    Gremlins

    Gremlins is an Cinema of the United States comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante and released in 1984 in film by Warner Bros. It is about a young man who receives a strange creature named Gizmo as a pet, which then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive, evil monsters....
     and Gremlins 2: The New Batch
    Gremlins 2: The New Batch

    Gremlins 2: The New Batch is a 1990 in film Cinema of the United States comedy horror film, and a sequel to Gremlins . It was directed by Joe Dante and written by Charles S....
  • Don Gizmo, a character in the Fallout
    Fallout (computer game)

    Fallout is a computer role-playing game produced by Tim Cain, developed by Black Isle Studios and published by Interplay Entertainment in 1997....
     computer game