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analog

adj
/ˈænəˌlɒɡ/UK/ˈanəlɔɡ//ˈænəlɔɡ/US/ˈɛənəˌlɒɡ/CA

Etymology

First attested in the early 19th century; from French analogue, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος (análogos, “proportionate”), from ἀνά (aná, “up to”) + λόγος (lógos, “ratio”). Equivalent to ana- (“functionally similar”) + -log.

  1. derived from ἀνάλογος
  2. borrowed from analogue

Definitions

  1. In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly)…

    In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial).

    • an analog watch

  2. Not relating to, or pre-dating, digital technology such as computers and the Internet

    Not relating to, or pre-dating, digital technology such as computers and the Internet; relating to real life.

    • an analog (paper) map
    • But for these digital natives, the stubborn analog wonders of skin, handshakes, hugs, bread and wine, faces, names and spontaneous conversation is part of what intrigued them and kept them going to church.
    • Not that I expect my children’s generation to be shocked by it all. Unlike my analog upbringing, they were born into a digital world.

  3. Something that bears an analogy to something else.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but…

      An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin.

      • See also: convergent evolution

    2. A structural derivative of a parent compound that differs from it by only one or a few…

      A structural derivative of a parent compound that differs from it by only one or a few atoms or substituent groups; (usually, especially) such a molecule that retains most of the same chemical properties.

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Derived

analog circuit, analog clock, analog computer, analog hole, analog horror, analog meter, analog signal, analog stick, analog television, analog-to-digital converter, analog watch, digital-to-analog converter, mithralog, nonanalog, q-analog, rapalog, time stretch analog-to-digital converter, analogetic, analogical, analogous, fentalog, superanalog

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for analog. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA