input

¹in·put

noun \ˈin-ˌpu̇t\

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

Examples of INPUT

1. I need your input on what to have for dinner.
2. She provided some valuable input at the start of the project.
3. The computer gets its input from a keyboard or mouse.
4. This VCR has several audio inputs.
5. The job will require a considerable input of money.
6. The data is ready for input into a computer.

First Known Use of INPUT

circa 1888

Related to INPUT

Synonyms: intake

Antonyms: output, outturn, production, throughput

Related Words: accretion, accrual, addendum, addition, augmentation, gain, increment, supplement

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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