Analog
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The term analog or analogue may refer to:
- analog signal, a variable signal continuous in both time and amplitude
- analog electronics, electronics which use circuits with a continuously variable signal.
- analog hole, a "security gap" that is inevitable in attempts at copy protection of sound recordings
- analog clock, a clock or watch that represents time by position on a dial
- analog computer, a computer that uses electrical or mechanical phenomena
- analog photography, photography with an analog sensor
- analog television, a television that uses an analog signal
- analog (chemistry), a structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element.
- analogue (literature), a literary work that shares motifs, characters or events with another, but is not directly derived from it
- analog (English), any thing or concept that is similar (analogous) to something else (e.g., 'x' is an analog of 'y')
Analog or Analogue is used in the names of several things:
- Analog Science Fiction and Fact, the current title of the magazine originally named Astounding Stories
- A.N.A.L.O.G. (Atari News And Lots Of Games), a magazine focusing on Atari computers
- Analog (program), a computer program that analyzes log files from web servers
- Analog Devices, a semiconductor company
- The Analogs, a Polish street-punk band
- Analogue (album), a 2005 album by Norwegian band a-ha
- The Federal Analog Act, a section of the DEA Controlled Substances Act
- Analog Clothing, a counterculture clothing company
[edit] Usage
↑ In the U.S., the spellings analog and analogue are interchangeable for the noun (except, for example, in the literary sense above); the adjective is usually spelled analog. In the rest of the English-speaking world the spelling is usually analogue for both noun and adjective; see og/ogue. However, the spellings given above should be retained in cases where it forms part of a name or is an acronym.
