Otherwise it defeats the purpose of calling it a glove box. If gloves are not in this box it would be more accurate to describe that volume as a passenger compartment.

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    Not thinking of many off the top of my head but I am sure there are many things called by an obsolete name.

    Trunk of a car, maybe. Used to be a literal trunk (box) strapped to the car.

    Filming someone. Or taping. No film/tape involved now.

    “Floppy” disk icon for saving in PC apps. Youngsters probably wonder wtf that is.

    There’s probably a word for this.