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1input
noun in·put \ˈin-ˌpu̇t\
: advice or opinions that help someone make a decision
: information that is put into a computer
: something (such as power or energy) that is put into a machine or system
Full Definition of INPUT
1
: something that is put in: as a : an amount put in <increased input of fertilizer increases crop yield> b : power or energy put into a machine or system for storage, conversion in kind, or conversion of characteristics usually with the intent of sizable recovery in the form of output c : a component of production (as land, labor, or raw materials) d : information fed into a data processing system or computer e : advice, opinion, comment f : a stimulus that acts on and is integrated into a bodily system <sensory input>
2
: the means by which or the point at which an input (as of energy, material, or data) is made
3
: the act or process of putting in
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First Known Use of INPUT
circa 1888
Related to INPUT
- Synonyms
- intake
- Antonyms
- output, outturn, production, throughput
Rhymes with INPUT
afoot, barefoot, bigfoot, birthroot, Blackfoot, board foot, claw-foot, clubfoot, cocksfoot, coltsfoot, crow's-foot, cube root, enroot, forefoot, hard put, hotfoot, kaput, on foot, outfoot, output, prop root, Rajput, redroot, shot put, snakeroot, splayfoot, square root, squawroot, taproot, throughput, trench foot, uproot, webfoot
2input
verb
: to enter (information) into a computer
in·put·ted or inputin·put·ting
Full Definition of INPUT
transitive verb
: to enter (as data) into a computer or data processing system
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First Known Use of INPUT
1946
INPUT Defined for Kids
1input
noun in·put \ˈin-ˌpu̇t\
Definition of INPUT for Kids
1
: something (as power, a signal, or data) that is put into a machine or system
2
: the point at which an input is made
3
: the act of or process of putting in <the input of data>
2input
verb
in·put·ted or inputin·put·ting
Definition of INPUT for Kids
: to enter (as data) into a computer
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