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input

Pronunciation: /ˈɪnpʊt/

The English word “input” has 8 meanings listed here.

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

verb

  1. To put in; put on.
  2. To enter data.
  3. To accept data that is entered.

Etymology

From Middle English inputten, equivalent to in- + put.

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