Analog

The term analog or analogue ^{[#endnote_cwe]} may refer to:

analog signal, a variable signal continuous in both time and amplitude
analog circuit, an electronic circuit using a continuously variable signal
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 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 Science Fact, the current name for the earlier magazine 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

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↑ 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.

Analog

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