100 Words to Preserve Before They Disappear

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Airtime	Prepaid mobile call credit.
2.	Alphanumeric pager	Text-receiving personal pager.
3.	Answering machine	Device recording missed calls.
4.	Arcade token	Coin substitute for arcade games.
5.	Autopen	Machine that signs automatically.
6.	Bakelite	Early hard plastic material.
7.	Beepers	Pagers; short alert devices.
8.	Big-box rental	Chain store for rentals.
9.	Blockbuster night	Evening spent renting videos.
10.	Blue-light special	In-store flash discount sale.
11.	Carbon copy	Duplicate made with carbon paper.
12.	Cartridge tape	8-track style audio cartridge.
13.	Cathode-ray tube	Bulky old TV display tech.
14.	Chalkboard eraser	Felt block clearing chalk.
15.	Cigarette lighter socket	Car power port, once for lighters.
16.	Dial tone	Sound indicating phone line ready.
17.	Dial-up	Internet via telephone line.
18.	Dictaphone	Voice recorder for dictation.
19.	Ditto machine	Spirit duplicator for copies.
20.	Dot-matrix printer	Impact printer with pin heads.
21.	Double feature	Two movies shown back-to-back.
22.	Dry transfer letters	Rub-on lettering for layouts.
23.	E-ticket	Electronic ticket; once paperless novelty.
24.	Erasable pen	Ink that can be rubbed away.
25.	Fax machine	Sends documents over phone lines.
26.	Film canister	Lightproof container for film.
27.	Film speed	ISO rating for photographic film.
28.	Floppy disk	Flexible magnetic data disk.
29.	Fountain soda	Dispensed soft drink at counter.
30.	Geocities	Early free personal webpage host.
31.	Grocery bagger	Store worker packing groceries.
32.	Gumshoe journalism	On-the-ground reporting, shoe-leather style.
33.	Holler	Shout to call someone.
34.	Home ec	Household skills school class.
35.	Hot lead	Metal typesetting process.
36.	House phone	Shared family landline.
37.	ICQ	Early instant messaging service.
38.	Ink ribbon	Printer or typewriter ink strip.
39.	Instant camera	Camera producing immediate prints.
40.	Internet cafe	Public place offering computer access.
41.	Jukebox	Coin-operated music player.
42.	Junk drawer	Catchall drawer for small items.
43.	Kerosene lamp	Oil lamp for light.
44.	Keypunch	Machine punching data cards.
45.	Kiddie matinee	Daytime movie for children.
46.	Lan party	In-person local network gaming.
47.	Landline	Wired telephone connection.
48.	Layaway	Pay over time before receiving.
49.	Lifeline rate	Discount basic phone service.
50.	Limewire	Peer-to-peer music sharing program.
51.	Mimeograph	Stencil duplicator for copies.
52.	Mix tape	Homemade compilation on cassette.
53.	Modem	Device connecting computer to phone line.
54.	Money order	Prepaid paper payment instrument.
55.	Morse code	Dot-dash signaling system.
56.	Netscape	Early web browser.
57.	Newsstand	Street kiosk selling papers.
58.	Nickelodeon	Early coin-operated movie venue.
59.	Night deposit	After-hours bank drop slot.
60.	Off-peak	Lower-demand time, often cheaper.
61.	One-hour photo	Rapid film developing service.
62.	Operator	Human telephone connection assistant.
63.	Pager	Pocket device receiving alerts.
64.	Paperboy	Child delivering newspapers.
65.	Pay phone	Public coin-operated telephone.
66.	Penny candy	Very cheap small sweets.
67.	Photo booth	Automated small portrait kiosk.
68.	Polaroid	Instant photograph and camera brand.
69.	Quill pen	Feather pen for writing.
70.	QWERTY	Standard keyboard letter layout.
71.	Rabbit ears	TV antenna with two rods.
72.	Radio shack	Electronics parts retail chain.
73.	Record store	Shop selling music recordings.
74.	Rolodex	Rotating card file for contacts.
75.	Rotary phone	Dial phone with spinning wheel.
76.	Scratch-and-sniff	Scented coating released by scratching.
77.	Screen door	Mesh door keeping insects out.
78.	Shorthand	Rapid writing system for speech.
79.	Soda jerk	Fountain soda server.
80.	Speed dial	Stored number dialed quickly.
81.	Spool of thread	Thread wound on a cylinder.
82.	Stenographer	Professional shorthand writer.
83.	T9 texting	Predictive input on keypad phones.
84.	Tamagotchi	Handheld virtual pet toy.
85.	Telegraph	Long-distance coded message system.
86.	Telex	Typed messages sent over network.
87.	Ticket stub	Torn portion kept as proof.
88.	Toploader VCR	Videotape player loading from top.
89.	Typewriter	Mechanical writing machine with keys.
90.	Underwood	Classic typewriter brand name.
91.	Union suit	One-piece long underwear garment.
92.	Ushers	Theater staff seating patrons.
93.	Vacuum tube	Electronic amplifier component.
94.	Valentine cards	Paper greetings for February 14.
95.	VHS	Analog videotape format.
96.	Video rental	Store lending movies for fee.
97.	View-Master	Stereoscopic picture reel viewer.
98.	Wagon train	Group traveling by covered wagons.
99.	Walkman	Portable cassette music player.
100.	Wax seal	Melted wax stamp closure.