Analog

Analog or analogue may refer to:

In literature and language

• Analog, 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
  • Analogy, in language, a comparison between concepts
  • Analogical change, in language, is the process of inventing a new element in conformity with some part of the language system that you already know

In technology

• Analog (program), a computer program that analyzes log files from web servers
• Analog Devices, a semiconductor company
• Analog signal, a signal that contains information using no quantized variances in frequency and amplitude:
  • 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 circuits, circuits which use analog signals
  • Analog photography, photography in which the image is recorded as an analog (as on film)
  • Analog recording, audio or video information recorded as an analog signal
  • Analog television, television picture and sound information encoded and transmitted as an analog signal
  • Analog verification, the act of verifying that an analog circuit will function as expected
  • Analog video
• Analog stick, used to move 2D objects on-screen, normally on a game controller
• Analog means continuous flow of signal

In science

• Analogical models, mathematical models applied in the analysis of dynamical systems
• Analogy (biology), biological structures which perform similar functions by similar mechanisms but evolved separately
• Functional analog, a chemical compound with similar properties
• No-analog (ecology), in paleoecology and ecological forecasting, a description of climactic conditions or biological communities with no current counterparts
• Structural analog, a chemical compound with a slightly altered chemical structure
• Substrate analog, a chemical compound that resembles the substrate in an enzymatic reaction
• Transition state analog, a chemical compound that resembles the transition state of a substrate in an enzymatic reaction

In entertainment

• 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 about Atari computers
• Analog (album), the debut album for Bellingham, Washington band Eureka Farm
• The Analogs, a Polish street-punk band
• Analogue (album), a 2005 album by Norwegian band a-ha
• Analogue (theatre company), a British theatre company
• Analog Heart, David Cook's solo album before his appearance on American Idol
• Analog (TV series), a Canadian television series (1971–1972)
• "Analog" (song), a song by Tyler, The Creator, featuring Hodgy Beats, from Tyler's album Goblin

Other

• Cheese analogue, any of several types of non-dairy cheese imitations or substitutes
• Federal Analog Act, a section of the DEA Controlled Substances Act
• Meat analogue, any of several types of non-meat meat imitations or substitutes