Dictionary definition(s) for: analogue

• a., The representation of an object or physical process through the use of continuously variable electronic signals or mechanical patterns. In contrast to a digitally-encoded representation of an object or physical process, an analogue representation resembles the original.
• n., A description of a continuously variable signal or a circuit or device designed to handle such signals. Opp.: 'digital' or 'discrete'.
  [ Computer and Information Sciences - Free Online Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC) ]
  FOLDOC: Free Online Dictionary of Computing. http://foldoc.org/.
• n., A representation of an object that resembles the original. Analogue devices monitor conditions, such as movement, temperature and sound, and convert them into analogous electronic or mechanical patterns. Analogue implies continuous operation in contrast with digital, which is broken up into numbers.
  [ Computer and Information Sciences - The Computer Glossary: The Complete Illustrated Dictionary ]
  Freedman, Alan. The Computer Glossary: The Complete Illustrated Dictionary. 8th ed. New York: American Management Association, 1998.
• n., Information presented in dial form (with pointer and graduated markings) or in LCD bar-graph form.
  [ Arts - Filmmaker’s Dictionary ]
  Filmmaker's Dictionary. 2nd ed. Edited by Ralph S. Singleton and James A. Conrad. Hollywood, CA: Lone Eagle, 2000.
• n., Information recorded and stored in a varying continuous form (with physical variables) in direct correlation to the original information.
  [ Arts - Filmmaker’s Dictionary ]
  Filmmaker's Dictionary. 2nd ed. Edited by Ralph S. Singleton and James A. Conrad. Hollywood, CA: Lone Eagle, 2000.
• n., Representing data by measuring a continuous physical variable, such as the rotation of hands on a clock, in contrast to a digital clock.
  [ - Managing Electronic Records , Page: n.p. ]
  National Archives and Records Administration. Managing Electronic Records. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, Office of Records Administration, 1990.
• n., Using physical variables ("seeable images" and sound waves decodable without significant technological assistance). Analog records suffer degradation with each subsequent generation of copying.
  [ - Managing Electronic Records , Page: n.p. ]
  National Archives and Records Administration. Managing Electronic Records. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, Office of Records Administration, 1990.