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. Rick Manning:

    Local government is designed so people can have an input on those things that matter most to them, the federal government is ill-equipped to superimpose their vision of what local communities should look like, because they don't have their fingers on the pulse of those communities.

  2. Ambassador Sondland:

    No mention was ever made about these three claims in the many preceding years, not even during the Ambassadors confirmation process, when federal investigators were thoroughly pursuing input about his background, both personal and professional.

  3. Goldman Sachs:

    The primary reason for the changes to our forecasts is cost deflation - driven by a combination of actual and anticipated U.S. dollar strength, cheaper energy and other input costs, and our expectation of an improvement in mining productivity.

  4. White House:

    He's working the phones, he's doing what leaders do, he's listening, he's negotiating, he's deal-making, he is receiving all this input.

  5. Michael McConnell:

    At this stage, we are trusting a broad range of users to input their data, so it will be more and more real-world data, but it will be noisier data.

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