:bells and whistles: [by analogy with the toyboxes on theater
organs] n. Features added to a program or system to make it more
{flavorful} from a hacker's point of view, without necessarily
adding to its utility for its primary function. Distinguished from
{chrome}, which is intended to attract users. "Now that we've
got the basic program working, let's go back and add some bells and
whistles." No one seems to know what distinguishes a bell from a
whistle.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
organs] n. Features added to a program or system to make it more
{flavorful} from a hacker's point of view, without necessarily
adding to its utility for its primary function. Distinguished from
{chrome}, which is intended to attract users. "Now that we've
got the basic program working, let's go back and add some bells and
whistles." No one seems to know what distinguishes a bell from a
whistle.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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[common] Features added to a
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point of view,
without necessarily adding to its utility for its ... - chrome: [from automotive slang via wargaming] n. 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... - chrome n.
[from automotive slang via wargaming] Showy features
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the power of a system.
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whistles... - cycle: 1. n. The basic unit of computation. What every hacker
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"cycle junkie").
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{bells and whistles};
typically said with a pronounced and ironic accent... - cycle
1. n. The basic unit of computation. What every
hacker wants more of (noted hacker Bill Gosper described himself as
a "cycle junkie").
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filtering for another (usually more powerful but less friendly)
machine (a `back end').
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