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Chrome
(1) See Google Chrome and Google Chrome OS.

(2) (chrome) The design of scroll bars, window borders and other user interface elements on screen. The term harks back to the chrome strips on cars, which in past decades were standard equipment for enhancing the vehicle's appearance. For example, "standard Windows chrome" refers to the regular user interface in Windows rather than a different appearance via a third-party enhancement. See browser chrome and skin.
chrome
1. 
a. another word for chromium esp when present in a pigment or dye
b. (as modifier): a chrome dye
2. anything plated with chromium, such as fittings on a car body
(jargon)chrome - (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".
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