Nobody ever heard of analog clocks until digital clocks became common, so `analog clock' is a retronym. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I’ve heard the term retronym used for neologisms that are coined to refit old words that have since become ambiguous. From Wordnik.com. [Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » The word “virtual” is meaningless] Reference
The competition was to for the best "retronym" a term for an old object needing clarification. From Wordnik.com. [Stephen's Lighthouse: Internet Librarian] Reference
Then we could have retronym, meaning a word formed by reversing the spelling of another word. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XXIII No 4] Reference
The top retronym terms that were submitted for a non-Internet librarian were. From Wordnik.com. [Stephen's Lighthouse: Internet Librarian] Reference
The current term for this sort of thing is retronym. From Wordnik.com. [RPGamer] Reference
I guess the designation is a retronym, like acoustic guitar. From Wordnik.com. [LOL: Wikipedians Argue Vehemently About Wall-A’s Resemblance to Wall-E | /Film] Reference
We can assign the retronym "Forward Literate Programming" to ordinary LP to distinguish it from Reverse LP. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Python] Reference
The term Rāja Yoga is a retronym, introduced in the 15th-century Hatha Yoga Pradipika to distinguish the school based on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali from the more current school of Hatha Yoga expounded by Swami Swatmarama. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
My personal favorite retronym. From Wordnik.com. [Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » The word “virtual” is meaningless] Reference
That’s called a “retronym.”. From Wordnik.com. [What’s a telegraph? « BuzzMachine] Reference
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