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'''Analog''' or '''analogue'''{{ref|cwe}} may refer to:
* (1): [[Analog signal]], a variable signal continuous in both time and amplitude (as opposed to [[digital]] or [[Discrete signal|discrete]], e.g. analog [[wristwatch]] vs digital wristwatch)
**[[Analog circuits]], circuits which use analog signals
**[[Analog transmission]], a transmission using analog signals
**Analog [[Transducer]] is a sensor that measures continuous information.
**[[Analog television]] encodes television picture and sound information and transmits it as an analog signal
**[[Analog recording]] stores signals as a continual wave in/on a medium.
**[[Analog synthesizer]], a synthesizer that uses analog circuits and analog computer techniques to generate sound electronically.
* (2): An analog (noun) refers to an object, concept or situation which in some way resembles a different situation.
** [[Analogue (literature)]], a literary work that shares motifs, characters or events with another, but is not directly derived from it
** An [[analogy]]
** [[Analog (chemistry)]], a structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by only a single element
==Titles and names==
* ''[[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)|Analogue]], a 2005 album by Norwegian band [[a-ha]]
* [[Analogue (theatre company)|Analogue]], a British theatre company
* The [[Federal Analog Act]], a section of the DEA Controlled Substances Act
==See also==
* [[Analog hole]], a "security gap" that is inevitable in attempts at copy protection of recordings
* [[Analog clock]], a clock or watch that represents time by position on a dial
* [[Analog computer]], a computer based on continuous electrical or mechanical phenomena
* [[Analog photography]], photography with an analog sensor
* [[Analogical models]], applied in the analysis of dynamical systems.
==Usage==
{{note|cwe}} 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 [[American and British English spelling differences#-ogue .2F -og|og/ogue]]. However, the spellings given above should be retained in cases where it forms part of a name or is an [[Acronym and initialism|acronym]].
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