What do you call the customizable boxes like in my.yahoo.com?

Question

If you haven't seen my.yahoo.com, see this screenshot

I can customize my page, by adding more boxes, removing or rearranging them (I can rearrange using drag and drop, something like WYSIWYG), or changing how each individual box look. Is there any UI term for these kind of boxes? Is there also a term for a website that is customizable in this way?

Answer 1

The term that I've seen used for these is "widgets" or "gadgets" (as in Google Gadgets). The older "applets" might also apply - but that term is laden with Java symbolism and might now be confused with iOS applications.

I don't know of a term other "customisable".

The BBC site has a similar layout manager.

Answer 2

Yahoo might be calling them Content Boxes:

Google calls them Gadgets:

Answer 3

Widgets or Portlets are both often used to describe these.