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input

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As a noun, input means the act or process of putting in. As a verb, it means put in.

Meanings of input

13 meanings

noun

  1. The act or process of putting in; infusion.

  2. That which is put in, as in an amount.

  3. Contribution of work or information, as an opinion or advice.

    “You can provide input via this form.”

  4. Data fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process.

  5. electronicsAn input jack.

    “model with A/V input”

  6. Signal going into an electronic system

    Similar: input signal
  7. A statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

    “from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account”

    “we would appreciate input from our users on how we can improve our software”

    Similar: remark, comment
  8. Any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

    Similar: stimulation, stimulus, stimulant
  9. A component of production; something that goes into the production of output

verb

  1. To put in; put on.

  2. To enter data.

    “The user inputs his date of birth and the computer displays his age.”

  3. To accept data that is entered.

  4. Enter (data or a program) into a computer

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: signal going into an electronic system
input signal
noun: a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief o…
noun: any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

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