Mechanism to Represent Variable Data Continuously

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Seasons, Group 79, Puzzle 5 (Springtime).

Question is: Mechanism to Represent Variable Data Continuously

and the answer is: ANALOG

Word Meaning:

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).

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