RETRONYM
retronym
(noun) a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate; “Nobody ever heard of analog clocks until digital clocks became common, so ‘analog clock’ is a retronym”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
retronym (plural retronyms)
(linguistics) A new word or phrase coined for an old object or concept whose original name has become used for something else or is no longer unique. [from 1980s]
Source: Wiktionary
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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