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analogue

noun [C] formal (US also analog)
 
 
/ˈæn.ə.lɒɡ/ US  /-lɑːɡ/

Definition

something that is similar to or can be used instead of something else: He has been studying the European analogues of the British Parliament.Replacing and exchanging
(Definition of analogue noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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