retrocomputing

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noun

The hobby of collecting, maintaining, and using obsolete computer equipment.

OriginEnglish computing ← Latin retrō ← Proto-Italic *wre- →
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Meanings

nounretrocomputing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe hobby of collecting, maintaining, and using obsolete computer equipment.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Latinretrō
  4. Englishretro-
  5. Englishcomputing
  6. Englishretrocomputing

From retro- + computing.

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Translations

Bengali রেট্রোকম্পিউটিং
  • রেট্রোকম্পিউটিং (reṭrōkompiuṭiṅ)Translations
Finnish retrotietokoneiden käyttö
  • retrotietokoneiden käyttöTranslations
French rétro-informatique, retrocomputing
  • rétro-informatiqueTranslations
  • retrocomputingTranslations
German Retrocomputing
  • RetrocomputingTranslations
Russian ретрокомпьютинг
  • ретрокомпьютинг (retrokompʹjuting)Translations
Spanish retroinformática
  • retroinformáticaTranslations
Ukrainian ретрокомпьютінг
  • ретрокомпьютінг (retrokompʹjutinh)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

retrocomputing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrocomputing

MLA

“retrocomputing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrocomputing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retrocomputing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrocomputing.

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