English Explanatory Dictionary

Riepl's law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The hypothesis that new forms of media never fully replace older ones, but rather the older forms find different ways or fields of use.

Word forms

Riepl's law

Etymology

Formulated by Wolfgang Riepl in 1913.

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