retrofuturism en · NOUN
Etymology
From retro- + futurism.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The revival of historical conceptions of the future in media and design.
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.
2006, David Bell, Science, Technology and Culture, Open University Press, →ISBN, pages 89–90:
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pl retrofuturyzm (revival of historical conceptions of the future in media and design) · pt retrofuturismo (revival of historical conceptions of the future in media and design) · es retrofuturismo (revival of historical conceptions of the future in media and design) · it retrofuturismo (revival of historical conceptions of the future in media and design)