Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retroware

/ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊˌwɛɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ret-ro-ware
IPA: /ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊˌwɛɹ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Old software/hardware.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Microsoft itself has shown only two games for Win 95: Fury3, a Descent-like flight sim, and Return of Arcade, another retroware disk."
"The March issue of Wired looks at retroware, the growing use of older computers, in an article by Mark Frauenfelder titled “Never Say Die”."
"p.s. My source for the ESC/P2 are old retroware/retro-computing software and the data will be coming out of 8-bit system emulators."

Etymology

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.

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1995, but in common usage only as of the 21st century

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊˌwɛɹ/
British English: /ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊˌwɛə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

retrowares (nonstandard, plural)

Frequently Paired Words

beerware careware coasterware fritterware shovelware slideware treeware

Questions

How do you pronounce retroware?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊˌwɛɹ/.
What does retroware mean?: Old software/hardware.
Where does retroware come from?: First known use: First attested in 1995, but in common usage only as of the 21st century.

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