Dictionary

technostalgia en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of techno- + nostalgia.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Fond reminiscence of, or longing for, outdated technology.
   • Technostalgia is about the ways in which, in the past, the future was imagined. 2006, David Bell, Science, technology and culture:
   • This isn't just technostalgia or a diatribe against what Nicholas Negroponte calls "digital obesity." The upbeat message is that the search for simplicity is a golden opportunity for IS managers. 1997 June 16, Computerworld, volume 31, number 24:

Hyponyms

retrocomputing