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Easter_egg
Easter egg
English
Noun
Easter egg (plural Easter eggs)
- A dyed or decorated egg, traditionally associated with Easter and, in the Western European tradition, sometimes hidden for children to find.
- 2009, Ace Collins, Stories Behind the Traditions and Songs of Easter, chapter 23
- Because eggs were inexpensive in most regions, the practice of decorating Easter eggs crossed all social classes and remained somewhat simple.
- 2009, Ace Collins, Stories Behind the Traditions and Songs of Easter, chapter 23
- A chocolate confection in the shape of an egg, sometimes with chocolates or sweets inside.
- 2008, Christel Behnke Gehlert, Recollections of a Hamburger: Growing Up German, 1941-1962, page 143
- I reached the first fork in the tree and there they lay—several melted Easter eggs […] Quickly I tore open the foil and licked the melted chocolate until there wasn't a trace left on the paper.
- 2008, Christel Behnke Gehlert, Recollections of a Hamburger: Growing Up German, 1941-1962, page 143
- (computing) An undocumented function hidden in a program or video game, typically triggered by a particular input sequence or combination of keystrokes.
- an Easter egg that displays the names of the application's development team
- 2011, Myint Swe Khine, Learning to Play: Exploring the Future of Education with Video Games, page 59
- Once found, the Easter egg will often enable the player to traverse through the game much more rapidly the second time around.
- Any image, feature, or other content that is hidden on a video disc or in a movie, trailer, or poster.
- 2004, Michael Burns & George Cairns, Designing DVD Menus: How to Create Professional-Looking DVDs
- For the Best of Bowie DVD release, APl even concealed an Easter egg within a hidden extra.
- 2008, Jon Lachonis & Amy Johnston, "Lost" Ate My Life: The Inside Story of a Fandom Like No Other, chapter 16
- The repeated appearance of a number as an Easter egg is not a new concept for J.J., Burky or those other members of Lost Labs who previously worked on Alias.
- 2004, Michael Burns & George Cairns, Designing DVD Menus: How to Create Professional-Looking DVDs
Synonyms
- (decorated egg): pysanka, Ukrainian Easter egg
- Pasch egg (obsolete)
Derived terms
Translations
a dyed or decorated egg
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a chocolate confection in the shape of an egg
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See also
- Wikipedia article on Easter eggs (decorated or chocolate eggs)
- Wikipedia article on Easter eggs in computing