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

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

transitive verb

in·put·ted or inputin·put·ting

Definition of INPUT

: to enter (as data) into a computer or data processing system

Examples of INPUT

1. She inputted the sales figures into the spreadsheet.

First Known Use of INPUT

1946

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