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Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: analogue, from Greek analogos; ANALOGOUS

analogue

 adjective
     
an‧a‧logue also analog American English
1

analogue clock/watch

TMC a clock or watch that uses pointers, not changing numbers [↪ digital]
2 technical analogue technology uses changing physical quantities such as voltage to store data [↪ digital]
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