[Ads-l] "set-top box" -- needs a retronym ... or something else?

[Dan Goncharoff]

You have to also consider the fact that the "box" is not necessary
connected to a cable provider. A Roku, for example, only requires an
internet connection, and can work off wifi.
DanG


On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Joel Berson <berson at att.net> wrote:
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> Considering that all new TV sets are "flat" and couldn't support a box on t=
> op of them, does "set-top (cable) box" need a retronym?=C2=A0=20
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> Or would it be something else?=C2=A0 That is, if the term for today is to b=
> e formed by _removal_ of the qualifier "set-top" -- to "cable box" -- and t=
> he old/current term is to be left as is -- "set-top (cable) box" -- is the =
> "neologism" a "retronym", or something else?
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> Joel
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