Easter egg

Video Games III: Elements
Vocabulary Term #3207
Noun (concept)
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Easter egg
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an undocumented feature hidden inside a video game by the programmers (for whatever reason, but usually to be funny, self-promoting, or vulgar)
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"Programmer Warren Robinett is credited with inventing the term 'Easter egg' after he included a secret room into Atari's 1980 game, Adventure."
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