a computer that represents information by continuously variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages).
1. A computer in which analog representation of data is mainly used. 2. A computer that operates on analog data by performing physical processes on these data. Contrast with digital computer.... read full article
Computer which represents numerical quantities as electrical and physical variables. Solutions to mathematical problems are accomplished by manipulating these variables.
A computer that takes measurements and processes the data against a model of the problem or situation.
A computing machine that works on the principle of measuring, as distinct from counting, in which the measurements obtained (as voltages, resistances, etc.) are translated into desired data.
An analog computer (spelt analogue in British English) is a form of computer that uses electrical , mechanical or hydraulic phenomena to model the problem being solved. More generally an analog computer uses one kind of physical quantity to represent the behaviour of another physical system, or mathematical function. Modeling a real physical system in a computer is called simulation.