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From retro- +‎ futurism.

retrofuturism (uncountable)

  1. The revival of historical conceptions of the future in media and design.
    • 2006, David Bell, Science, Technology and Culture, Open University Press, →ISBN, pages 89–90:

      Even the aesthetics of its interface, with a kind of Star Trek-like retrofuturism, makes users feel as if their computer is doing the things we imagined computers would be doing, rather than the humdrum business of typing, filing and storing.