Retrofuturism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The revival of historical conceptions of the future in media and design. uncountable

    "Even the aesthetics of its interface, with a kind of Star Trek-like retrofuturism, makes users feel as if their computer is doing the things we imagined computers would be doing, rather than the humdrum business of typing, filing and storing."

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"I've been getting into retrofuturism."

Etymology

From retro- + futurism.

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