nondigital
Without computer chips
Nondigital describes anything that doesn't use or rely on digital technology—that is, technology based on electronic data processing and binary code.
A nondigital watch has hands and gears rather than an LCD display.
Nondigital media includes vinyl records, film photography, and printed books.
The term gained currency as digital technology became dominant, creating a need to distinguish older or alternative formats: Some artists prefer the warmth of nondigital recording methods.
Synthetic resin plastic
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
- turntableRotating music player
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
film · gramophone · rotary · dial · needle · transistor · valve · phonograph
Written by hand
- handcraftCreate something manually
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
pottery · weaving · knitting · embroidery · quilting · bookbinding · printmaking · hand-sewn
Pressed pulp for writing
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- woodTree-derived building material
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- metalHard conductive solid
fabric · leather · glass · clay · ceramics · textile · cotton · linen
Of body or matter
- tactileOf the touching sense
- palpablePerceptible to touch or senses
- corporealHaving physical existence
- three-dimensionalHaving volume and depth
holdable · touchable · solid · real · concrete · substantial · hands-on · in-person
Evoking recent past
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- classicOf lasting excellence
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
old-fashioned · traditional · bygone · throwback · heirloom · collectible · Polaroid · Kodachrome
vinyl
Synthetic resin plastic
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
- turntableRotating music player
- recordPreserved account or achievement
tape · film · gramophone · rotary · dial · needle · transistor · valve · phonograph · darkroom
handwritten
Written by hand
- handcraftCreate something manually
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
woodworking · pottery · weaving · knitting · embroidery · quilting · bookbinding · printmaking · hand-sewn · hand-painted
paper
Pressed pulp for writing
metal · fabric · leather · glass · clay · ceramics · textile · cotton · linen · parchment
physical
Of body or matter
- tactileOf the touching sense
- palpablePerceptible to touch or senses
- corporealHaving physical existence
three-dimensional · holdable · touchable · solid · real · concrete · substantial · hands-on · in-person · face-to-face
retro
Evoking recent past
nostalgia · old-fashioned · traditional · bygone · throwback · heirloom · collectible · Polaroid · Kodachrome · daguerreotype
nondigitaldigital
Of discrete data
computerized · digitized · computer-based · digitalized · electronic
digit, digital, analog, digitize, digitally, digitization, digitized, digitizing, digitizes