Definition & Betydelse | Engelska ordet RETRONYM

Definition av RETRONYM

1. retronym

Exempel på hur man kan använda RETRONYM i en mening

• A retronym is a newer name for something that differentiates it from something else that is newer and similar; thus, avoiding confusion between the two.
• In computing, text-based user interfaces (TUI) (alternately terminal user interfaces, to reflect a dependence upon the properties of computer terminals and not just text), is a retronym describing a type of user interface (UI) common as an early form of human–computer interaction, before the advent of bitmapped displays and modern conventional graphical user interfaces (GUIs).
• The term rectal tenesmus is a retronym to distinguish defecation-related tenesmus from vesical tenesmus.
• The knucklehead is a retronym used by enthusiasts to refer to a Harley-Davidson motorcycle engine, so named because of the distinct shape of the rocker boxes.
• "Virgate" is a much later retronym, anglicizing the yardland's latinized form virgāta after the advent of the yard rendered the original name ambiguous.

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