chrome
<jargon> (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!"
Chrome is 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 and sometimes used in conjunction with 'fluff', "all the
fluff and chrome that comes with Motif".
[Jargon File]
(1997-09-19)
Nearby terms:
Christmas tree packet « Christopher Strachey « chromatic
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