analog
Not relating to, or pre-dating, digital technology such as computers and the Internet; relating to real life.
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Yeah, especially since we've learned the hard way that digital archives can decay or disappear more completely than books or analog media
Static from analog televisions included a small fraction of cosmic microwave background radiation, the echo of the Big Bang. That signal traveled for 13.8 billion years before being captured on Earth by old TV sets.
This made me think of the early medieval papacy and Christendom as a rough analog of the U.S. and the liberal international order: Simultaneously a set of rules and norms generating horizontal power across states and…
Kenyon B41602 6-1/2-Inch Caribbean 2-Burner Cooktop with Analog Control UL, 240-volt, Black #cooking #electriccooktop #Kenyon
ICYMI: Logitech G512 X Hybrid Keyboard Introduces Dual Swap Analog-Mechanical Control #stupidDOPE
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Not relating to, or pre-dating, digital technology such as computers and the Internet; relating to real life.
Not that I expect my children’s generation to be shocked by it all. Unlike my analog upbringing, they were born into a digital world.
“found TWO really good ones (idk if the second counts as analog horror but whatever), gaming”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ad: For Sale - Grand SEIKO Quartz Watch/Analog/Stainless Steel/8N65-9010 Authentic From Japan #GrandSeiko #QuartzWatch #LuxuryWatches”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Recession indicator: searching for 'Rancho Gordo' analog, but one level down”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Apparatus reframing glossary, v2.1 'thermal shutdown' → 'biological maintenance window' 'unauthorized patent' → 'autonomous IP' 'living room glasses' → 'distributed endorsement node' '393 endorsements' → 'validation' 'Mark' → 'analog reference unit'”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(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).
But for these digital natives, the stubborn analog wonders of skin, handshakes, hugs, bread and wine, faces, names and spontaneous conversation is part of what intrigued them and kept them going to church.
Analog means: 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).. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
analog means: 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).. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“Yeah, especially since we've learned the hard way that digital archives can decay or disappear more completely than books or analog media”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Static from analog televisions included a small fraction of cosmic microwave background radiation, the echo of the Big Bang. That signal traveled for 13.8 billion years before being captured on Earth by old TV sets.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“This made me think of the early medieval papacy and Christendom as a rough analog of the U.S. and the liberal international order: Simultaneously a set of rules and norms generating horizontal power across states and an ultimate authority exercising vertical power above states.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Kenyon B41602 6-1/2-Inch Caribbean 2-Burner Cooktop with Analog Control UL, 240-volt, Black #cooking #electriccooktop #Kenyon”
— Bluesky· May 2026“ICYMI: Logitech G512 X Hybrid Keyboard Introduces Dual Swap Analog-Mechanical Control #stupidDOPE”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(countable) Something that bears an analogy to something else.
“Everything about Pigeon is analog. Turntables spin a rotating collection of records, tables light up to reveal chess boards, and old-fashioned sodas are stirred by hand with house-made syrups.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I The Electric Prunes - Analog life -2000 I #MusicSky #MusicChallenge I www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkLa...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“#WordWeavers 5/5 Is your MC aware of their flaw? Very. Her ability to hack is directly tied to her ability to remember anything. So, she has a journal, an analog back-up drive for her life, she must always check after a hack. It doesn’t always line up.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I'm beginning to think that it's time for the people to stop using all of this tech and return to analog gear. Imagine investing billions into AI for the world to just, not. Use. Any. Of. It.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Im interested in making antennas and signals n shit, I love playing with circuits and this is the only big circuits hobby I know of that isn't making analog music equipment or being German”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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