ANALOG COMPUTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does analog computer mean? 

• ANALOG COMPUTER (noun)
  The noun ANALOG COMPUTER has 1 sense:

1. a computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages)

  Familiarity information: ANALOG COMPUTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANALOG COMPUTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

analog computer; analogue computer

Hypernyms ("analog computer" is a kind of...):

computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "analog computer"):

differential analyzer (an analog computer designed to solve differential equations)

slide rule; slipstick (analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations; have been replaced by pocket calculators)