retroware

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === enPR: rĕt′rō-wâr′ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊˌwɛə/, /-ˌwɛː/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊˌwɛɹ/ (General American) IPA(key): /-ˌweɹ/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɹet.ɹəʉˌweː/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɹet.ɹəʉˌweə̯/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛt.ɹoˌweɹ/ Rhymes: -ɛtɹəʊwɛə, -ɛtɹəʊwɛː Hyphenation: ret‧ro‧ware === Noun === retroware (usually uncountable, plural (nonstandard) retrowares) (computing, informal, programming, software) Old software/hardware. === See also === === Further reading === “retroware”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.