retro-futurism
retro-futurism is the alternative spelling of retrofuturism.
Meaning of retrofuturism
Noun
retrofuturism (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
Origin of retro-futurism
From retro- + futurism.
Questions about retro-futurism
- What is retro-futurism the alternative spelling of?
- Retro-futurism is the alternative spelling of retrofuturism.
Words near retro-futurism in the dictionary
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