Skeuomorph
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A skeuomorph is a derivative object that retains ornamental design cues from structures that were necessary in the original. Skeuomorphs are typically used to make something new feel familiar and thus
Electric light bulbs in the shape of candle flames
Triglyph and guttae in the Doric order; traditionally seen as recreating in stone functional features of the wooden Greek temples that preceded them.
Chrysler LeBaron Town & Country (1986)
Pushbutton telephone with imitation rotary dial
Slot machine
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A slot machine, fruit machine, puggie, poker machine or pokie machine is a gambling machine that creates a game of chance for its customers.
Skeuomorph
…ornamentation references the original functionality, such as molded screw heads in molded plastic items. The lever on a mechanical slot machine, or "one-armed bandit", is skeuomorphic on a modern video slot machine, since mechanical force is no longer necessary. Articles of clothing are also given skeuomorphic…
Row of slot machines inside a Las Vegas casino
1899 "Liberty Bell" machine, manufactured by Charles Fey
Plaque marking the location of Charles Fey's San Francisco workshop, where he invented the three-reel slot machine. The location is a California Historical Landmark.
Gamblers at a slot machine in Paradise, Nevada