- A
retronym is a
newer name for
something that
differentiates it from
something else that is newer, similar, or seen in
everyday life; thus,
avoiding confusion...
- A
retronym is a
newer name for an
existing subject, that
differentiates the
original form or
version from a
subsequent one.
Retronyms are
typically used...
-
refer to: Iowa
Highway 16 Intel's 16-bit x86
processor architecture (a
retronym) This
disambiguation page
lists articles ****ociated with the same title...
- with the
dramatically increased use of precision-guided munitions, a
retronym was
needed to
separate "smart bombs" from free-fall bombs. "Dumb bomb"...
-
rectal tenesmus is
simply called tenesmus. The term
rectal tenesmus is a
retronym to
distinguish defecation-related
tenesmus from
vesical tenesmus. Vesical...
- in
mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. "Traditional" as such is a
retronym applied to non-simplified
character sets in the wake of
widespread use...
- to
electric or
electronic means.
While all
music was once acoustic, the
retronym "acoustic music"
appeared after the
advent of
electric instruments, such...
- S.
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS), including: SHA-0: A
retronym applied to the
original version of the 160-bit hash
function published...
- Old IRA may
refer to:
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922),
retronym "Old IRA"
distinguishes it from
later organisations using the name IRA
National ****ociation...
- music-only
soundtrack in
place of dialogue. The term
silent film is a
retronym—a term
created to
retroactively distinguish something from
later developments...
