analog

IPA: ˈænʌɫɔg

(countable) Something that bears an analogy to something else.
(countable, biology) An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin.
(chemistry) A structural derivative of a parent compound that differs from it by only one or a few atoms or substituent groups; (usually, especially) such a molecule that retains most of the same chemical properties.

(of a device or system) In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial).
Not relating to, or pre-dating, digital technology such as computers and the Internet; relating to real life.

Examples of "analog" in Sentences

KR: The word 'analog' represents something antiquated, original, and undeniably human.
Back then, everything was recorded in analog, and it made it all have slight distortions here and there, and it sounded very raw and gritty.
The above is going to require cable companies to either continue to transmit broadcast channels in analog or provide cable boxes to those customers like myself.
This has been true in analog times — the relationship between library and writer is a paragon of consumerism — and is even more pronounced in our digital environment.