to input
- verb
- /ˈɪnpʊt/
- Specialized
- 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.
- And also, since the inputs and outputs are continuous, I can't input exact values.
- However, what Ovia does is that it automatically inputs your period.
- We input the detailed physical design of this mechanism into our algorithm.
- You do have to input my string is of this fixed length.
- Freakingness showing up and saying I'm the only one that can input my listings.
Examples
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Input the emergency code.
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Now, you need to input the authorization code to give the failsafe control.
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Make sure to input the code both to save some cash and to help support this show.
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Here, it says you have to input the security code, and then the Stay key.
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This is where you input your destination.
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A typical analysis takes only 10 minutes to input and another 10 minutes to run on your personal computer.
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And then I'm going to input last week's sales figures.
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I shall input my password.
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Input the destination time.
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Make sure to input your email address to receive updates.
Synonyms
To put information into a form or computer
To bring data or files into a computer program
To put data into a computer system for use or storage
To type information into a computer or device using a keyboard
Compounds
- Specialized
An electrical change that enters a device as information to be processed
- Specialized
A tool used to put information into a computer, like a keyboard or mouse
- Specialized
Software that takes data from devices or files and converts it into a form the computer can use
- Specialized
Part of a computer program that reads data from a keyboard or file and keeps it inside
- Specialized
How much power a device gives out compared with the power put in
How Continuously
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.