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analog

/ˈænəˌlɒɡ/ UK
[ˈanəlɔɡ] British, Multicultural London English, Southern
/ˈanəlɔɡ/ Scotland
/ˈænəlɔɡ/ Australia
/ˈɛnəlɒɡ/ New Zealand
/ˈænəlɔɡ/ US
[ˈɛənəˌlɔɡ] US
/ˈænəˌlɒɡ/ cot caught merger
[ˈɛənəˌlɒɡ] Canada, US, cot caught merger
/ˈænəˌlɑɡ/ cot caught merger
[ˈɛənəˌlɑɡ] Canada, US, cot caught merger

Where it comes from

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.

adjective analogue

not comparable, of a device or system 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
not comparable Not relating to, or pre-dating, digital technology such as computers and the Internet; relating to real life. an analog (paper) map
Similar: material

Opposite: digital, discrete

noun analogs · analogue

countable Something that bears an analogy to something else.
countable 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
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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: linear, parallel, analogue, simulation, modeling, mock-up, simulated, imitation, port, analogous, analogy, equivalent, comparable, similar, digital, modelling

adjective

Opposite: digital, discrete

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adj represented by a continuously variable physical quantity

Español	analógico
한국어	아날로그 anallogeu
日本語	アナログ anarogu
Kiswahili	analogi
Português	analógico
Français	analogique
Deutsch	analog
Italiano	analogico
Ελληνικά	αναλογικός analogikós
Română	analog, analogic
Русский	ана́логовый análogovyj
Tiếng Việt	tương tự
العربية	تَنَاظِرِيَّة tanāẓiriyya
עברית	אָנָלוֹגִי

noun something that bears an analogy

Kiswahili	analogi
Português	análogo
Deutsch	Analogon
Ελληνικά	ανάλογος análogos
Русский	ана́лог análog

noun organ or structure

Русский	ана́лог análog

noun structural derivative

Español	análogo
Português	análogo
Français	analogue
Italiano	analogo
Русский	ана́лог análog

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@misc{analog_2026,
  title = {analog},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/analog},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}