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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages);
[syn: analog computer, analogue computer]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Computer \Com*put"er\ (k[o^]m*p[=u]t"[~e]r), n. 1. One who computes. 2. (Computers) an electronic device for performing calculations automatically. It consists of a clock to provide voltage pulses to synchronize the operations of the devices within the computer, a central processing unit, where the arithmetical and logical operations are performed on data, a random-access memory, where the programs and data are stored for rapid access, devices to input data and output results, and various other peripheral devices of widely varied function, as well as circuitry to support the main operations. Note: This modern sense of computer comprises the stored-program computers, in which multiple steps in a calculation may be stored within the computer itself as instructions in a program, and are then executed by the computer without further intervention of the operator. Different types of computer are variously called analog computer, number cruncher, number-cruncher, digital computer, and pari-mutuel machine, totalizer, totaliser, totalizator, totalisator. Syn: data processor, electronic computer, information processing system. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 3. (Computers) same as digital computer. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

analog computer \analog computer\ analogue computer \analogue computer\n. a computer that represents information by continuously variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages). [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

analog computer n 1: a computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages) [syn: analog computer, analogue computer]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

analogue computer analog computer A machine or electronic circuit designed to work on numerical data represented by some physical quantity (e.g. rotation or displacement) or electrical quantity (e.g. voltage or charge) which varies continuously, in contrast to digital signals which are either 0 or 1. For example, the turning of a wheel or changes in voltage can be used as input. Analogue computers are said to operate in real time and are used for research in design where many different shapes and speeds can be tried out quickly. A computer model of a car suspension allows the designer to see the effects of changing size, stiffness and damping. (1995-05-01)