n. | 1. a hen's egg that has been dyed, painted, or decorated for Easter, often hidden for children to find in an Easter egg hunt 2. a secret message, graphic, animation, or sound effect hidden in a computer program and activated by a specific undocumented sequence of keystrokes. An Easter egg is typically intended as a harmless joke or as a way to display the credits of the program's development team. 3. a chocolate egg given as a gift to children at Easter 4. an egg that children decorate in celebration of Easter 1. a hen's egg that has been dyed, painted, or decorated for Easter, often hidden for children to find in an Easter egg hunt 2. a secret message, graphic, animation, or sound effect hidden in a computer program and activated by a specific undocumented sequence of keystrokes. An Easter egg is typically intended as a harmless joke or as a way to display the credits of the program's development team. 3. a chocolate egg given as a gift to children at Easter 4. an egg that children decorate in celebration of Easter |