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Easter Egg

What is an Easter Egg?

In the context of software (get that Cadbury Bunny out of your head!), an Easter Egg is a hidden feature or novelty that the programmers have put in their software. In general, it is any hidden, entertaining thing that a creator hides in their creation only for their own personal reasons. This can be anything from a hidden list of the developers, to hidden commands, to jokes, to funny animations. You'd be surprised just how many things contain Easter Eggs.
Easter Eggs are:
  • Hidden and Non-Obvious
    Easter Eggs will usually stand out either because they totally don't fit with their context  or because they have a deeper hidden personal meaning to the creators, so they threw it in for entertainment.
  • Put There by the Creators for Personal Reasonss
    The Egg must have been put there on purpose, and furthermore have a personal significance to the creators beyond just making a better product.
  • Not Malicious
    Easter Eggs are there for fun, not to do damage.
  • ENTERTAINING!
    The most important element... if it's not there for entertainment, it's not an Egg.

(Taken from eeggs.com)

An undocumented function hidden in software that may or may not be sanctioned by management. Easter Eggs are secret "goodies" found by word of mouth or accident. They are also used in video games, movies, TV commercials, DVDs, CDs, CD-ROMs and every so often in hardware.

In Applications
Very often, pressing some key combination when the About box is open (Help/About) displays the names of the developers who worked on the software. A video game might display the game designer's name when a certain maneuver is completed.

The Media

A movie or TV Easter Egg could be a date on a calendar of a famous event that provides a clue to the movie's ending. The headline in a newspaper casually lying on the table might offer a clue or perhaps some tongue-in-cheek comment.

The right menu sequence on a DVD might produce extra trailers, and extra bonus tracks (extra goodies) may also be called Easter Eggs.

(Taken from answers.com)

Do not attempt this at work, as it may cause  you to "have fun"!

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