German word

analog

Pronunciation

IPA/anaˈloːk/

Meaning

  • adjectiveanalog

Example

Das analoge Radio funktioniert noch.

The analog radio still works.

Illustration for analog (analog)

More examples

Viele ältere Geräte verarbeiten analoge Signale.

Many older devices process analog signals.

Core concept

A continuously changing signal or display, like a needle moving smoothly across a dial rather than jumping between fixed values.

Common phrases

  • analoge Geräte

    analog devices

  • analoge Signale

    analog signals

  • analoge Messung

    analog measurement

Similar words

digital: Expressing information in separate, fixed values such as zero and one.
physisch: Having a material form that can be seen or touched.
direkt: Occurring without mediation or an intervening transformation.
manuell: Performed by a person using their hands or physical effort.

Definition in German

Als Gegensatz zu digitalen Verfahren bezeichnet es eine Darstellung oder Übertragung, die kontinuierlich und nicht in diskrete Schritte zerlegt ist.

Word origin

German analog is a learned borrowing from Greek analogos via Latin analogus, meaning proportionate or corresponding, and it developed the technical sense of representing continuous quantities.

Usage tips

  • As an adjective, analog is normally lowercase and takes regular endings, as in analoge Technik and ein analoges Radio.

Opposites

Related words

  • analogischanalogousadjective
  • Analogieanalogynoun
  • Analogisierunganalogizationnoun

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