What does input mean?

Definitions for input
ˈɪnˌpʊtin·put

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. input signal, inputnoun

    signal going into an electronic system

  2. remark, comment, inputnoun

    a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

    "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"

  3. stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, inputnoun

    any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

  4. inputverb

    a component of production; something that goes into the production of output

  5. inputverb

    enter (data or a program) into a computer

Wiktionary

  1. inputnoun

    The act or process of putting in; infusion.

  2. inputnoun

    That which is put in, as in an amount.

  3. inputnoun

    Contribution, or share in a contribution.

  4. inputnoun

    Something fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the outputs of that process.

  5. inputverb

    To put in; put on.

  6. inputverb

    To enter data.

    The user inputs his date of birth and the computer displays his age.

  7. inputverb

    To accept data that is entered.

  8. Etymology: From inputten, equivalent to.

ChatGPT

  1. input

    Input refers to the data or information that is provided or fed into a system, machine, computer, or process for further processing, interpretation, or analysis. It can also refer to the act of entering this data or a device through which the data is entered. The input is designed to be transformed, utilized, or modified by the system to achieve certain results or output.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Input

    in′pōōt, n. (Scot.) contribution.

Editors Contribution

  1. input

    A type of signal.

    The input onto the transmitter was accurate and clear.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  


  2. input

    Enter data.

    They input data onto the spreadsheet.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 2, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'input' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3151

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'input' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3025

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'input' in Nouns Frequency: #1125

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Anagrams for input »

  1. Putin

  2. put in

  3. punti

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of input in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of input in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of input in a Sentence

  1. Karl Tachelet:

    These include direct subsidies, soft loans from state banks, VAT (value-added tax) rebates on some product categories, energy and input subsidies, and occasionally direct grants, among others.

  2. Secretary Buttigieg:

    There's an active conversation with the CDC right now, what I can tell you is, it's going to be guided by data, by science, by medicine, and by the input of the people who are actually going to have to carry this out.

  3. Deb Haaland:

    From Day One, President Biden and I have made clear our commitment to transition to a clean energy economy, today, we put forward an opportunity for the American people to consider and provide input on the future of offshore oil and gas leasing. The time for the public to weigh in on our future is now.

  4. Eleanor Holmes Norton:

    Although formerly enslaved Americans paid for this statue, the design and sculpting process was done without their input or participation, and it shows, the statue fails to depict how enslaved African Americans pressed for their own emancipation. At the time, they had only recently been liberated from slavery and were grateful for any recognition of their freedom. However, in his keynote address at the unveiling of the statue, Frederick Douglass pointedly did not praise the statue, and, indeed, in private remarks, went as far as to say, it ‘showed the Negro on his knee when a more manly attitude would have been indicative of freedom.’.

  5. Fox News:

    In my one-on-one meetings, the first thing I want from them is their input about what works in the office, what could be improved.

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