"retrocomputing" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From retro- + computing. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|retro|computing}} retro- + computing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} retrocomputing (uncountable)
  1. A hobby involving the collecting, maintenance, and use of obsolete computer equipment. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Nostalgia Hypernyms: technostalgia Hyponyms: retrogaming Translations (Translations): retrokompütinq (Azerbaijani), রেট্রোকম্পিউটিং (reṭrōkompiuṭiṅ) (Bengali), retrotietokoneiden käyttö (Finnish), rétro-informatique [feminine] (French), retrocomputing [masculine] (French), Retrocomputing [neuter] (German), ретрокомпьютинг (retrokompʹjuting) (Russian), retroinformática [feminine] (Spanish), ретрокомпьютінг (retrokompʹjutinh) (Ukrainian)
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