# Widget (classic)

A *widget* is a self-contained visual and logical software component to build dashboards in the Portal. Widgets display the results computed for metrics.

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RELATED TASK

* [Creating a dashboard](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/custom-dashboards-classic/creating-custom-dashboards-classic)

RELATED CONCEPTS

* [Module](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/references/references-classic/glossary-classic/module-classic)
* [Dashboard](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/references/references-classic/glossary-classic/dashboard-classic)
* [Metric](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/references/references-classic/glossary-classic/metric-classic)

RELATED REFERENCES

* [Types of widgets](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/references/references-classic/search-and-information-display-classic/types-of-widgets-classic)