Retroware

//ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊˌwɛə// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Old software/hardware. informal, uncountable, usually

    "Microsoft itself has shown only two games for Win 95: Fury3, a Descent-like flight sim, and Return of Arcade, another retroware disk."

Example

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"Microsoft itself has shown only two games for Win 95: Fury3, a Descent-like flight sim, and Return of Arcade, another retroware disk."

Etymology

Blend of retro + software /hardware, or from retro- (“old-fashioned or old-school”) + -ware (“software”). First attested in 1995, but in common usage only as of the 21st century.

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