Gadget vs. Widget terminology

[ChrisGreaves]

I'm wandering around in a daze that includes Blogger, WordPress, MailChimp and Feedburner.
I can't say I know what I'm doing, but I'm getting there.

Please and thank You: What's the difference, if any, between a "gadget" and a "widget"?
I begin to suspect they are synonyms for "a bit of html or javascript code that sits behind a command button on your web page".

And while we are at it, are there any other synonyms for that term that are likely to confuse me in my wanderings? i.e. Gadget==Widget== ?????

[HansV]

From Web widget:

Other terms used to describe web widgets include: portlet, gadget, badge, module, webjit, capsule, snippet, mini and flake.

[StuartR]

So that's what they meant when I was called a flake the other day...

[DaveA]

BUT, only those gadgets that meet the requirements of the Vista and Windows 7 will work in the true Gadget area of these OS's.

The Widgets, from other sources are just that and not part of the Windows Gadget world.

[HansV]

So widgets are flaky gadgets?

[BobH]

Or are widgets gadgets for flaky Windows?