analog signal

Cultural  

1. A signal in which some feature increases and decreases in the same way as the thing being transmitted. In am radio, for example, the strength of the radio wave goes up and down in analogy with the loudness of the original sound. (Contrast digital signal.)

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Example Sentences

The chattier De Rosnay and contemplative Augé built an iconography straight out of a Black Sabbath double-gatefold vinyl, with a scholar’s attention to Steely Dan’s analog signal chains.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2024

Other applications have included analog signal processing, radiofrequency sensing, and hardware security.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2024

The film chips were left behind when sensors arrived that could send an analog signal about seismic activity through a radio.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2024

It is a highly specialized machine that feeds an analog signal to a diamond stylus that carves grooves into a blank disk.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2021

One final peculiarity: because of their unique Pure Digital Drive architecture, the DSR9s don’t accept a conventional analog signal via a 3.5mm cable.

From The Verge • Aug. 21, 2017