skeuomorphism
English
editEtymology
editAncient Greek σκεῦος (skeûos, “implement”) + -morphism, or skeuomorph + -ism.
Noun
editskeuomorphism (countable and uncountable, plural skeuomorphisms)
- The incorporation of obsolete or skeuomorphic elements into a design, for familiarity or out of tradition, even though they no longer serve any functional purpose.
Translations
editpractice of incorporating obsolete or skeuomorphic elements into a design
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