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cassette futurism

cassette futurism is the alternative letter-case form of Cassette Futurism.

Noun capitalized: Cassette Futurism

Cassette Futurism (uncountable)

  1. A retrofuturistic style depicting technology that originates from or has the aesthetic reminiscenence of the 1970s-1990s.
    • As you can see above Cassette Futurism is very 80s, the very hard edged, simple and cubic design that has become a huge aesthetic in the resurgence of retro design.2018 October 14, John Hannimation, “Cassette Futurism”, in John Hannimation Blog, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2026
    • Whether it’s bright colors and geometric shapes, the tendency towards stark plainness, or the the ^([sic]) lack of powerful computers and cell phones, Cassette Futurism includes: Cassettes, ROM chips, CRT displays, computers reminiscent of microcomputers like the Commodore 64, freestanding hi-fi...2023 February 4, Hunor Deak, “Cassette Futurism: The future is saved 200KB at a time.”, in Medium (Fruitcake Magazine Fiction), archived from the original on 17 Nov 2025

Forms of cassette futurism

alternative formcassette futurism

Origin of cassette futurism

From Cassette + Futurism.

Questions about cassette futurism

What does cassette futurism mean?
Cassette futurism means a retrofuturistic style depicting technology that originates from or has the aesthetic reminiscenence of the 1970s-1990s.
What is cassette futurism the alternative letter-case form of?
Cassette futurism is the alternative letter-case form of Cassette Futurism.
What part of speech is cassette futurism?
Cassette futurism is a noun.

Words near cassette futurism in the dictionary

  1. cassette culture
  2. cassette deck
  3. cassette decks
  4. cassette drive
  5. cassette drives
  6. cassette futurism
  7. cassette player
  8. cassette players
  9. cassette recorder
  10. cassette recorders
  11. cassette tape

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cassette futurism (page history and authors); Cassette Futurism (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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