Meanings
nounanalog computer (plural analog computers)
plural analog computers
- computingA computer (mechanical, electrical or other) that processes using continuously varying signals rather than digital, quantized, values.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages)
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Translations
Esperanto analoga komputilo
- analoga komputilocomputer that processes using continuously varying signals
Finnish analogiakone
- analogiakonecomputer that processes using continuously varying signals
German Analogrechner
- Analogrechnercomputer that processes using continuously varying signals
Korean 아날로그 컴퓨터
- 아날로그 컴퓨터 (anallogeu keompyuteo)computer that processes using continuously varying signals
Portuguese computador analógico
- computador analógicocomputer that processes using continuously varying signals
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APA
analog computer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/analog%20computer
MLA
“analog computer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/analog%20computer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “analog computer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/analog%20computer.
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