analog
US /ˈæn.ə.lɑːɡ/
UK /ˈæn.ə.lɑːɡ/
1.
a person or thing seen as comparable to another
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The human brain is often considered an analog to a computer.
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The new software is an analog to the old system, but with improved features.
1.
relating to or using a mechanism in which data is represented by a continuously variable physical quantity, such as spatial position or voltage
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The old radio used analog tuning.
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Analog clocks have hands that move around a dial.