May 15, 2003

chrome

n.

[from automotive slang via wargaming] Showy features added to attract users but contributing little or nothing to the power of a system. The 3D icons in Motif are just chrome, but they certainly are pretty chrome! Distinguished from bells and whistles by the fact that the latter are usually added to gratify developers' own desires for featurefulness. Often used as a term of contempt.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:54 AM

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