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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.
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