Definition
Something that is similar or comparable to something else; also spelled 'analog' and refers to technology using continuous signals rather than digital.
Etymology
From Greek 'analogia' (proportion, correspondence), combining 'ana-' (up, back) and 'logos' (word, reason). The term moved from pure comparison into technology in the 20th century.
Kelly Says
Vinyl records and analog clocks are making a comeback not because they're better, but because their physical imperfections—the warmth, the slight distortion, the need to really engage—create a connection that perfect digital reproduction sometimes lacks. Humans are weirdly attracted to 'flawed' beauty.
Translations
ARالعربية
أنالوج
an-a-loj
CACatalà
analògic
ah-nah-loh-jik
CSČeština
analogový
ah-nah-loh-go-vee
DADansk
analog
ah-nah-log
DEDeutsch
analog
ah-nah-log
ELΕλληνικά
ανάλυση
an-al-ee-see
ESEspañol
analógico
an-ah-loh-gee-koh
FISuomi
analooginen
ah-nah-loo-gee-nen
FRFrançais
analogique
ah-nah-loh-gee-k
HIहिन्दी
अनालॉग
a-na-loog
HUMagyar
analóg
ah-nah-log
IDBahasa Indonesia
analog
ah-nah-log
ITItaliano
analogico
an-ah-loh-gee-koh
MSBahasa Melayu
analog
ah-nah-log
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pya-ng-lay
NLNederlands
analog
ah-nah-log
NONorsk
analog
ah-nah-log
PLPolski
analogowy
ah-nah-loh-go-vee
PTPortuguês
analógico
ah-nah-loh-gee-koh
RORomână
analogic
ah-nah-loh-jik
RUРусский
аналоговый
anah-log-ov-y
SVSvenska
analog
ah-nah-log
SWKiswahili
analog
ah-nah-log
TAதமிழ்
அனைத்து
a-na-ith-thu
TEతెలుగు
అనాల로그
a-na-lo-log
TRTürkçe
analog
ah-nah-log
UKУкраїнська
аналоговий
anah-loh-go-vee
VITiếng Việt
analog
ah-nah-log