Did you perchance mean one of these? pleomorphism, skeuomorph
Definitions
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- n. uncountable The practice of incorporating obsolete or skeuomorphic elements into a design, for familiarity or out of tradition, even though they no longer serve any functional purpose.
- n. countable An instance of this practice.
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The Cant of Mac
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Mac: n. A Macintosh computer (made by Apple Computer), or its o...Mac, Apple ][, WWDC, Macintosh, iPod, iOS, Apple, iPad, Nano, iPhone, i device, iDevice and 73 more...
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alexz Save the skeomorph! http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22840833 Jun 13, 2013