Main Entry: ¹in·put

Pronunciation: \ˈin-ˌpu̇t\

Function: noun

Date: circa 1888

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