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)