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to input

to input

23 3.5
To enter data into a computer for processing
  • verb
  • /ˈɪnpʊt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : introducir
  • We'll use that to input data into the flight computers.
  • input the data
  • input information
  • input the date

And also, since the inputs and outputs are continuous, I can't input exact values.

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Examples

Synonyms

to enter
vsto input
267 1.4

To put information into a form or computer

is specifically about putting data or programs into a computer for processing and storage
to import
vsto input
  • Specialized
21 3.7

To bring data or files into a computer program

is the general action of adding data for processing not necessarily from another source
to ingest
vsto input
  • Specialized
3 6.3

To put data into a computer system for use or storage

is the general, nontechnical act of adding data or programs for processing
to key in
vsto input
3 3.4

To type information into a computer or device using a keyboard

is broader, applying to any method of putting data into a computer

Compounds

input data
  • Specialized
1 3.3

Information that a computer or program receives to work on

input device
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A tool like a keyboard or mouse that sends information to a computer

Material or part brought from another country to make things

input signal
  • Specialized
1 3.8

An electrical change that enters a device as information to be processed

input file
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A computer file that contains data for a program to use

data input device
  • Specialized
3.1

A tool used to put information into a computer, like a keyboard or mouse

input program
  • Specialized
5.8

Software that takes data from devices or files and converts it into a form the computer can use

input routine
  • Specialized
5.3

Part of a computer program that reads data from a keyboard or file and keeps it inside

output-to-input ratio
  • Specialized
6.0

How much power a device gives out compared with the power put in

How Continuously

to feed in
  • Specialized
1 3.8
to supply
400 1.6
to input
  • Specialized
23 3.5
to insert
208 3.5

Surface Forms

input infinitive
inputting present participle
inputs third person singular
inputted past
inputted past participle

Morphology

input = input (transparent) = in + put

The verb is a straightforward zero-derived use of the noun meaning to enter that input into a computer or system.

Etymology

Input comes from in- 'into' and put 'to place'. A helpful way to remember the verb input is to think of 'putting' data 'into' a computer, which is exactly what the modern verb means — to enter data for the machine to use.