I’m always surprised by how people seem to use the word “analog” when they mean “from the real world”. Is “analog” not meant to say “an analogy”? A “1 to 1 equivalence”? I always thought analog really meant that it was a matter of “comparison”.
Like how a full turn of a clock hand = the time it takes for a hour to pass.
How the liquid rising inside a thermometer = the temperature needed for the liquid to change to take that volume.
How an analog synth forces an electric signal into a sound-like shape. The point is not that it’s physical or real. The point is that it’s physics conveniently lining up.
It is strange to me to hear people use “analog” when they mean “it’s more reaaaaal”. But I may be picky. Or wrong. Or both!