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Silicon Dreams

Silicon Dreams noun: the simple, surreal, or uncanny 3D computer graphics found in digital art, early animations, and video games from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s.

silicon dreams: the simple, surreal, or uncanny 3D computer graphics found in digital art, early animations, and...
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Noun

Silicon Dreams (uncountable)

  1. (aesthetic) The simple, surreal, or uncanny 3D computer graphics found in digital art, early animations, and video games from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s.

Origin of Silicon Dreams

From silicon + dreams; silicon is a reference to computer chips made by companies like Silicon Graphics.

Questions about Silicon Dreams

What does Silicon Dreams mean?
Silicon Dreams means the simple, surreal, or uncanny 3D computer graphics found in digital art, early animations, and video games from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s.
What part of speech is Silicon Dreams?
Silicon Dreams is a noun.

Words near Silicon Dreams in the dictionary

  1. silicon curtain
  2. silicon dioxide
  3. silicon disk
  4. silicon disks
  5. Silicon Docks
  6. Silicon Dreams
  7. silicon ester
  8. silicon esters
  9. Silicon Fen
  10. Silicon Forest
  11. silicon germanide

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