Re:Show HN: How software projects and companies got their name
by richev on Thursday February 22, 2018 @05:21AM
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The use of "chrome" in this context isn't limited only to browsers[0].
My recollection is that Google Chrome was so-named because one of their design goals was to _minimize_ the amount of GUI chrome, so that the maximum amount of screen space was available for displaying web page content.
My recollection is that Google Chrome was so-named because one of their design goals was to _minimize_ the amount of GUI chrome, so that the maximum amount of screen space was available for displaying web page content.
[0] https://www.nngroup.com/articles/browser-and-gui-chrome/