analog system
Non-digital operating method
An analog system represents information through continuous physical quantities—voltage, position, pressure—rather than discrete digits.
A vinyl record is analog: the groove's shape directly mirrors the sound wave.
Analog systems dominated engineering before digital computing, and still appear where smooth, continuous measurement matters: analog clocks, analog synthesizers, analog meters.
- vinyl recordGrooved analog audio disc
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- waveformGraphed oscillation pattern
continuous · signal · signal processing · circuit · patch cable · oscilloscope · knob · tape · vacuum tube · gauge · needle · voltage · frequency · modulation · synthesizer · radio · turntable · tape deck
analog systembinary system
Numeration with two values
digital technology · digital electronics · digital · digital computing · binary
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