Word forms: analogslanguage note: The spelling analogue is sometimes used for the adjective, and usually used for thenoun.
1. adjective
Analog technology involves measuring, storing, or recording an infinitely variable amount of information by using physical quantities such as voltage.
The analog signals from the videotape are converted into digital code.
2. adjective
An analog watch or clock shows what it is measuring with a pointer on a dial rather than with a number display. Compare digital.
3. countable noun
If one thing is an analogof another, it is similar in some way.
[formal]
No model can ever be a perfect analog of nature itself.
More Synonyms of analog
analog in British English
(ˈænəˌlɒɡ)
noun
a variant spelling of analogue
▶ USAGE The spelling analog is a US variant of analogue in all its senses, and is also the generally preferred spelling in the computer industry
analog in American English
(ˈænəˌlɔg; ˈænəˌlɑg)
adjective
1.
of a system of measurement in which a continuously varying value, as sound, temperature, etc., corresponds proportionally to another value, esp. a voltage
2.
of or by means of an analog computer
3.
of or having to do with transmission of a signal that varies continuously and analogously with the waveform of the voice or other source
analog TVs, telephones, and recordings
4.
using hands, dials, etc. to show numerical amounts, as on a clock
see also digital (sense 5)
noun
5. alt. sp. of
analogue
analog in Electrical Engineering
(ænəlɔg) or analogue
adjective
(Electrical engineering: Computing and control)
An analog system is a system in which an electrical value, such as voltage or current, represents something in the physical world.