[from mainstream slang "ear candy"] A display of some sort that's
presented to {luser}s to keep them distracted while the program
performs necessary background tasks. "Give 'em some eye candy while
the back-end {slurp}s that {BLOB} into core." Reported as mainstream
usage among players of graphics-heavy computer games. We're also told
this term is mainstream slang for soft pornography, but that sense
does not appear to be live among hackers.
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