(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.
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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.
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(countable) Something that bears an analogy to something else.
See also: convergent evolution
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How people talk about dating apps, modern romance, and the situationships they swear they're over — from ghosting and breadcrumbing to soft-launching, hard-launching, and the ick.
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