Meaning

1 senses
  1. (informal, uncountable, usually)Old software/hardware.

Origin

Blend of retro + software /hardware, or from retro- (“old-fashioned or old-school”) + -war

Blend of retro + software /hardware, or from retro- (“old-fashioned or old-school”) + -ware (“software”). First attested in 1995, but in common usage only as of the 21st century.

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Forms

plural: retrowares
Singularretroware

uncountable

Word family

7 related words

See also

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