Retrofuturism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"I've been getting into retrofuturism."
Etymology
From retro- + futurism.
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