Tuesday, 5 February 2013

【1st Submission】Research on definition of "Analogue"

Research

What does "Analogue" means?

World English Dictioinary

n
1.    a. a physical object or quantity, such as a pointer on a dial or a voltage, used to measure or represent another quantity b. ( as modifier ): analogue watch ; analogue recording
2. something analogous to something else
3. biology  an analogous part or organ
4. chem
a. an organic chemical compound related to another by substitution of hydrogen atoms with alkyl groups: toluene is an analogue of benzene
b
. an organic compound that is similar in structure to another organic compound: thiols are sulphur analogues of alcohols
5. informal digital native Compare digital immigrant a person who is afraid of using new technological devices

The Online Slang Dictionary

  1. bad; generally displeasing
  2. e.g. This party is analog.
  3. boring
  4. old-fashioned

"Analogue" related concept

  • Analog Signal
    any continuous signal for which the time varying feature (variable) of the signal is a representation of some other time varying quantity
  • Analog device
    • Magnetic tape
    • Video Tape

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