#analogue

• Analog — Presenting an analogy; resembling, similar, or partially identical to another object, phenomenon, or concept from a structural or functional viewpoint. In electronics and cybernetics, it describes a device, signal, or computer that operates with continuous physical quantities (voltage, current) to represent data, as opposed to digital systems. In biology, it refers to organs with similar functions but different embryonic origins.
• Analogy index — A specialized technical term designating a table of correspondences, a systematic catalog, or an index of analogies used for the rapid correlation of similar data, graphic signs, codes, or typographical characters. In an archaic or niche sense, it can also refer to a mechanical tool or device used for calculating proportional ratios or for reproducing models or technical drawings on an analog scale.
• Analogic — Pertaining to analogy, based on analogy, proceeding by analogy, or representing physical quantities via continuous variations. In electronics and telecommunications, it describes equipment or a signal whose values vary fluidly and uninterruptedly over time (such as radio waves or vinyl records), in direct opposition to digital systems that use discrete binary values. In linguistics, it refers to word transformations based on pre-existing morphological models.