(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".[Jargon File](1997-09-19)