analog meaning in English — akin, analog, analogous

English meaning

akin adj Similar in nature, quality, or character; comparable.
analog adj Representing information as a continuously variable signal rather than as digital data, such as the hands of a clock or an old vinyl recording.
analogous adj Having analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)

analog is used for these senses in English:

akin (often, followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.
analog (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).
analogous Having analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)

adj Representing information as a continuously variable signal rather than as digital data, such as the hands of a clock or an old vinyl recording.
noun Something that closely corresponds to or mirrors something else.

verwandt ähnlich Analogon