# Gizmo

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A **gizmo** is a [gadget](/source/Gadget), especially one whose real name is unknown or forgotten.

**Gizmo** may also refer to:

## Technology

- [The Gizmo](/source/The_Gizmo) or "Gizmotron", an effects device for electric guitars
- [Gizmo key](/source/Gizmo_key), found on certain flutes

- Gizmos, interactive online simulations for math and science education from [ExploreLearning](/source/ExploreLearning)
- Gizmo, a 1996-2001 digital game distribution platform by [Mplayer.com](/source/Mplayer.com)
- [Goodyear GA-400R Gizmo](/source/Goodyear_GA-400R_Gizmo), a one-man helicopter introduced in 1954

## Entertainment

- [The Gizmos](/source/The_Gizmos), a 1970s proto-punk band
- Gizmo, a band formed in 2005 by [Stewart Copeland](/source/Stewart_Copeland)
- "Gismo My Way", B-side to the 1974 single "[The Wall Street Shuffle](/source/The_Wall_Street_Shuffle)" by 10cc
- *[Gizmo!](/source/Gizmo!)*, a 1977 documentary film about inventions
- *Gizmo*, a 1999 play by [Sir Alan Ayckbourn](/source/Sir_Alan_Ayckbourn)
- *The Gizmo*, a book series by [Paul Jennings](/source/Paul_Jennings_(Australian_author))
- [Gizmo (DC Comics)](/source/Gizmo_(DC_Comics)), a character in the *Teen Titans* animated series
- [*Gizmo* (Mirage Studios)](/source/Gizmo_(Mirage_Studios)), a 1986 comic book series
- [Gizmo Duck](/source/Gizmo_Duck), a character in the *DuckTales* series
- [Gizmo](/source/Gizmo_(Gremlins)), a character in the *[Gremlins](/source/Gremlins)* films
- Don Gizmo, a character in the *[Fallout](/source/Fallout_(computer_game))* computer game
- Gizmo, a character in the comic strip *[Beetle Bailey](/source/Beetle_Bailey)*
- Professor Gizmo, a character in the TV cartoon *[The Ruff and Reddy Show](/source/The_Ruff_and_Reddy_Show)*
- A *[Super Mario Maker 2](/source/Super_Mario_Maker_2)* category of objects
- *War with the Gizmos*, a 1958 novel by [Murray Leinster](/source/Murray_Leinster)
- Rasheed Rahal (codenamed Gizmo), an operator from [Delta Force (2025 video game)](/source/Delta_Force_(2025_video_game))

## Other uses

- [Gizmo Williams](/source/Gizmo_Williams) (born 1962), former Canadian Football League player
- Gizmo (born 2025), a bald eagle offspring of [Jackie and Shadow](/source/Jackie_and_Shadow)

## See also

- [Gizmo5](/source/Gizmo5), a peer-to-peer internet telephony and instant messaging software application
- [Gizmodo](/source/Gizmodo), a technology website
- [Gizmondo](/source/Gizmondo), a handheld gaming console
- [Gizmodgery](/source/Gizmodgery), a 2000 album by pop rock band [sElf](/source/SElf)

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