input

in·put

 (ĭn′po͝ot′)

n.

1. Something put into a system or expended in its operation to achieve output or a result, especially:

a. Energy, work, or power used to drive a machine.

b. Current, electromotive force, or power supplied to an electric circuit, network, or device.

c. Information put into a communications system for transmission or into a computer system for processing.

d. Any of the items, including materials, equipment, and funds, required for production.

2.

a. The act of putting in; infusion: a steady input of fuel.

b. An amount put in.

3. Contribution of information or a comment or viewpoint: a discussion with input from all members of the group.

tr.v. in·put·ted or in·put, in·put·ting, in·puts

To enter (data or a program) into a computer.

input

(ˈɪnˌpʊt)

n

1. the act of putting in

2. that which is put in

3. (Economics) (often plural) a resource required for industrial production, such as capital goods, labour services, raw materials, etc

4. (Electronics) electronics

a. the signal or current fed into a component or circuit

b. the terminals, or some other point, to which the signal is applied

5. (Computer Science) computing the data fed into a computer from a peripheral device

6. (Electronics) (modifier) of or relating to electronic, computer, or other input

vb, -puts, -putting, -put or -putted

(Computer Science) (tr) to insert (data) into a computer

in•put

(ˈɪnˌpʊt)

n., adj., v. -put•ted -put, -put•ting. n.

1. something that is put in.

2. the act or process of putting in.

3. the power or energy supplied to a machine.

4. the current or voltage applied to an electric or electronic circuit or device.

5.

a. data entered into a computer for processing.

b. the process of introducing data into the internal storage of a computer.

6. contribution of information, ideas, opinions, or the like.

7. the available data for solving a technical problem.

adj.

8. of or pertaining to data or equipment used for input: a computer's main input device.

v.t.

9. to enter (data) into a computer for processing.

10. to contribute (ideas, information, or suggestions) to a project, discussion, etc.

[1745–55]

in·put

(ĭn′po͝ot′)

Noun

1. The energy, power, or work put into a system or device.

2. The data or programs put into a computer.

Verb

To enter data or a program into a computer.

input

Past participle: input
Gerund: inputting

Imperative

input

input

input

Any information or instructions that are fed into a computer.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	input - signal going into an electronic system input signal signal, signaling, sign - any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
	2.	input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" comment, remark ad-lib - remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians" courtesy - a courteous or respectful or considerate remark statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" gambit, ploy - an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker obiter dictum, passing comment - an incidental remark mention, reference - a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife" observation, reflexion, reflection - a remark expressing careful consideration rib - a teasing remark sally, wisecrack, quip, crack - witty remark gibe, jibe, barb, dig, shaft, slam, shot - an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" conversation stopper, stopper - a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply banality, cliche, commonplace, platitude, bromide - a trite or obvious remark zinger - a striking or amusing or caustic remark; "he always greeted me with a new zinger"; "she tried to think of some killer of an argument, a real zinger that would disarm all opposition"
	3.	input - any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action stimulant, stimulus, stimulation information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction elicitation, evocation, induction - stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy" kick - the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick" turn-on - something causing excitement or stimulating interest negative stimulation, turnoff - something causing antagonism or loss of interest conditioned stimulus - the stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus, reinforcement - (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it discriminative stimulus, cue - a stimulus that provides information about what to do positive stimulus - a stimulus with desirable consequences negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences
	4.	input - a component of production; something that goes into the production of output constituent, element, component - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
Verb	1.	input - enter (data or a program) into a computer computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures infix, insert, introduce, enter - put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"

input

noun information, facts, material, figures, details, data, documents, statistics, info (informal) a variety of types of input in the classroom

Translations

تَزْويد آلة بالطاقة الكَهْرَبائيَّهتَزْويد الحاسوب بالمَعْلومات

příkonvstupní informace

input

AufwandDateneingabeEingabeeingeben

είσοδος

entradainputinsumointroducirinversión

contribuerdonnéesintrantintroduirepuissance

bemenõ teljesítmény

ílagsgögnorka veitt til vélar; inngjöf, framlag

alimentazioneimmissioneimmissione datiinputintroduzione

įvesta informacijasąnaudos

ievadītie datipievade

inndatainputtilførsel

príkonvstupná informácia

girdigirişsağlanan kaynak

输入输入信息

input

[ˈɪnpʊt]

A. N (Elec) → entrada f (Comput) → entrada f, input m; (= contribution) → contribución f, aportación f, aporte m (LAm); (= effort, time) → inversión f (Fin) → dinero m invertido, inversión f
we want more input from the local community → queremos mayor aportación por parte de la comunidad local

B. VT (Comput) [+ data] → entrar

input

[ˈɪnpʊt]

n

(= contribution) [person] → apport m

[resources, money] → apport m
financial input → apport financier

[computer] (= data) → input m

vt

[+ data] → entrerinput device n (COMPUTING) → périphérique m d'entrée

input

n

(into computer) → Eingabe f, → Input m or nt; (of capital) → Investition f; (of manpower) → (Arbeits)aufwand m; (= power input) → Energiezufuhr f; (of project etc) → Beitrag m; artistic/creative input → künstlerische/kreative Beiträge pl; their input into the project → ihr Beitrag m → zum Projekt; input port (Comput) → Eingabeport m

(= point of input, input terminal) → Eingang m

vt (Comput) data, text, information → eingeben

input

[ˈɪnpʊt]

1. n

a. (outlay, of funds, labour, energy) → impiego; (contribution, of ideas, work) → contributo

b. (Comput) → dati mpl, input m inv

c. (Elec) → alimentazione f; (in amplifiers) → ingresso

2. vt (Comput) → introdurre

input

(ˈinput) noun

1. something, eg an amount of electrical energy, that is supplied to a machine etc. toevoer تَزْويد آلة بالطاقة الكَهْرَبائيَّه вход energia fornecida příkon zugeführte Spannung input παροχή, τροφοδοσίαentrada toide درونداد syöte puissance, consommationהספק आगत, कम्प्यूटर में संगणन करना ulaz, ulazna vrijednost bemenő teljesítmény masukan orka veitt til vélar; inngjöf, framlag potenza, alimentazione 入力 (기계에의) 공급 전력 sąnaudos pievade masukkan toevoertilførsel, input wsad, dostarczona energia په منځ كي energia fornecida energie/putere comandată потребляемая мощность príkon poraba, moč input tillförsel, tillförd energi วัตถุที่ป้อนเข้าไปในเครื่องจักร sağlanan kaynak 輸入 потужність споживання کسی عمل کے لیے ضروری توانائی đầu vào 输入

2. information put into a computer for processing. invoer تَزْويد الحاسوب بالمَعْلومات вход за данни informação vstupní informace die Dateneingabe input εισαγόμενα δεδομένα στον Η/Υ entrada, introducción sisend داده syöte données d'entrée קלט कम्प्यूटर में भरी सामग्री unošenje podataka u kompjuter bemenet, bevitel masukan ílagsgögn dato d'immissione 入力情報 (코드화된) 입력 정보 įvesta informacija (kompjūterā) ievadītie dati masukkan data invoerinndata, input dane wejściowe ورکول informação date/cod de intrare входные данные vstupná informácia vhodni podatki input indata ข้อมูลที่ป้อนเข้าไปในเครื่องคอมพิวเตอร์ giriş, girdi 輸入資料 введення تحلیل کے ليے کمپیوٹر میں داخل معلومات dữ liệu đầu vào 输入信息