A hidden, undocumented program sequence built into a program that only activates when you press the right keys. They are often funny, and they are often used to introduce the team that developed the p [..]

[from the custom of the Easter Egg hunt observed in the U.S. and many psparts of Europe] n. 1. A message hidden in the object code of a program as a joke, intended to be found by persons disassembling [..]

Internet Glossary A secret message or screen buried in an application. Typically, easter eggs are used to display the credits for the development team or to display a humorous message. To see an easter egg, you need to know a special procedure or sequence of keystrokes. For example, in Windows 95, follow these steps to see the members of the produc [..]

A secret message or screen buried in an application. Typically, easter eggs are used to display the credits for the development team or to display a humorous message. To see an easter egg, you need to [..]

An Easter egg is a small program or message, generally humorous in nature, that programmers hide within an application such as Microsoft Word or Excel. The path to finding the Easter eggs is not documented. As in life, some Easter eggs are rotten. The egg can be a virus that can be destructive. In the case of eggs, something "cute" is oft [..]

Christians adopted the pagan fertility symbol, the rabbit and taught their children a myth similar to the Santa Claus myth that there is a giant rabbit, the Easter bunny, that lays coloured, candy and [..]

A secret location accessible in many locales by proceeding up, then up again, then down, then down again, then left, then right, then left, then right, then the B path, and then the A path.

a hidden software feature, usually frivolous. Easter eggs are typically invoked by pressing an undocumented key combination. The hidden "feature" may be as simple as the programmer's na [..]

A secret message hidden somewhere in a program, that can be revealed by entering some unusual combination of commands, such as pulling down a menu while holding the command and shift keys. Computer us [..]

A surprise "extra" coded into DVD's, computer programs or web pages that is accessed by an undocumented keystroke combination or hidden link.

An Easter egg is a hidden video game feature or surprise. Easter eggs are usually unlocked by using certain techniques to complete in-game tasks, entering specific button combinations or acquiring acc [..]

An illegitimate and unexpected function within a computer programme. Called an Easter Egg as they can be hard to find.

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 Traditio [..]