:bells, whistles, and gongs: n. A standard elaborated form of
{bells and whistles}; typically said with a pronounced and ironic
accent on the `gongs'.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
{bells and whistles}; typically said with a pronounced and ironic
accent on the `gongs'.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- bells whistles and gongs n.
A standard elaborated form of
bells and whistles;
typically said with a pronounced and ironic accent... - bells and whistles n.
[common] 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 ... - BAW: Bells And
... - Too many bells and
whistles... - Add in some more bells and
whistles... - BWABL: Bells, Whistles,
And Blinking... - bells and whistles: [by analogy with the toyboxes on theater
organs] n.
Features added to a program or system to make it more... - spangle n.
[UK] The singular of bells and whistles.
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the power of a system.
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