analog input/output
[/ˈænəlɔːɡ ˈɪnpʊt/ˈaʊtpʊt/]
nounpl: analog inputs/outputs
entrada/saída analógica
1. Electronic signals or systems that represent data through continuous variable quantities (voltage, current, or resistance) rather than discrete digital values
The microcontroller uses analog input pins to read sensor data from the temperature probe.
O microcontrolador utiliza pinos de entrada analógica para ler dados do sensor de temperatura.
2. Hardware ports or connections that transmit continuously varying electrical signals to or from a device
The audio interface has both analog input and output connectors for professional studio use.
A interface de áudio possui conectores de entrada e saída analógicos para uso em estúdio profissional.
3. In computing, the capability of a system to receive analog signals (input) and produce analog signals (output) without digital conversion
Modern Arduino boards feature multiple analog input channels for connecting various sensors.
As placas Arduino modernas possuem múltiplos canais de entrada analógica para conectar vários sensores.
This is highly specialized technical terminology used primarily in electronics engineering, telecommunications, and computing fields. The term is standardized across Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, and English-speaking countries. In Brazil, professionals in the tech sector in São Paulo and other major cities regularly use both Portuguese and English terms interchangeably. The distinction between analog and digital I/O became culturally significant with the rise of microcontrollers and embedded systems in the 1990s-2000s.
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