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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.