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

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. Mark Hamill:

    A cartoonist creates his whole universe without any input.

  2. David Drummond:

    We'll take that (the report), along with the Article 29 input and other input and arrive at an approach, it's our strong view that there needs to be some way of limiting the concept, because it is a European concept.

  3. Rick Meckler:

    The wind was at the backs of these companies for a long time. Now it's sort of turned. Input costs are up for most people, how are companies able to handle that, and what are they able to do to offset it? Those are the kinds of things investors will look at.

  4. Jay Bhattacharya:

    All of the projection models have this as an input : how many people have been infected today, it just helps us plan better.

  5. Hank Azaria:

    I was speaking at my son's school, I was talking to the Indian kids there because I wanted to get their input, a 17-year-old...he's never even seen 'The Simpsons' but knows what Apu means. It's practically a slur at this point. All he knows is that is how his people are thought of and represented to many people in this country.

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