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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