skeuomorph

noun

• an object or feature that imitates the design of a similar artifact made from another material:the pottery box with a square lid is a skeuomorph of a twilled basketry container
• Computing an element of a graphical user interface that mimics a physical object:note-taking apps offer skeuomorphs of yellow legal pads, squared paper, ring binders, etc. when you first load up the app, you’ll be presented with a skeuomorph of a photo album