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		aw3c2 on March 19, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Our Favorite Typefaces of 2012 Retina is just a marketing term by Apple. They are actually displays with a high DPI. You could call them high DPI displays or high resolution (kinda misleading) displays instead.

wittyphrasehere on March 19, 2013 [–]

Yes, HiDPI, whatever you want to call it, doesn't change my point.

Also, Kleenex is a brand name but if I ask for a kleenex people know what I mean.

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