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Feeping Creature N. [from Feeping Creaturism] An Unnecessary Feature
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feeping creature n.
[from feeping creaturism] An
unnecessary feature; a bit of chrome that, in the speaker's
judgment, is the camel's nose for a whole horde of new features.
Related:
feeping creature: [from {feeping creaturism}] n. An unnecessary feature
a bit of {chrome} that, in the speaker's judgment, is the camel's nose for a whole horde of new features....
feature creature n. [poss. fr. slang `creature feature' for a horror movie] 1.
One who loves to add features to designs or programs, perhaps at the expense of coherence, concision, or taste....
feature creature: [poss. fr. slang `creature feature' for a horror movie] n.
1. One who loves to add features to designs or programs, perhaps at the expense of coherence, concision, or {taste}....
creeping featurism /kree'ping fee'chr-izm/ n. [common] 1.
Describes a systematic tendency to load more chrome and features onto systems at the expense of whatever elegance they may have possessed when originally designed....
creeping featurism: /kree'ping fee'chr-izm/ n. 1. Describes a systematic tendency to load more {chrome} and {feature}s onto systems at the expense of whatever elegance they may have possessed when originally designed.
See also {feeping creaturism}. "You know, the main problem with {BSD} UNIX has always been creeping featurism....
feeping creaturism /fee'ping kree`ch*r-izm/ n. A deliberate spoonerism for creeping featurism
meant to imply that the system or program in question has become a misshapen creature of hacks....
feeping creaturism: /fee'ping kree`ch*r-izm/ n. A deliberate spoonerism for {creeping featurism}
meant to imply that the system or program in question has become a misshapen creature of hacks....
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!...
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 certainly are *pretty* chrome!...