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input

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English inputten, equivalent to in- +‎ put.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɪnpʊt/, [ˈɪnpʊt], [ˈɪmpʊt]
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Noun

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input (countable and uncountable, plural inputs)

  1. The act or process of putting in; infusion.
  2. That which is put in, as in an amount.
  3. Contribution of work or information, as an opinion or advice.
    You can provide input via this form.
  4. Data fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process.
    sound input
  5. (electronics) An input jack.
    model with A/V input

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Verb

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input (third-person singular simple present inputs, present participle inputting, simple past and past participle input or inputted)

  1. (intransitive) To put in; put on.
    • 2023 January 25, “Network News: Sturgeon and Burnham in secret talks to boost Scottish high-speed link”, in RAIL, number 975, page 11:
      "Following the removal of the Golborne Link from the current Bill and, given the direct importance of maintaining the benefits that the Golborne Link would have delivered for Scotland, the Transport Minister has sought and received confirmation from the UK Minister of State for Transport that Scottish Government Officials will input to the consideration being given to the alternative."
  2. (transitive) To enter data.
    The user inputs his date of birth and the computer displays his age.
    • 2021 April 30, Stephen Marche, “The Computers Are Getting Better at Writing”, in The New Yorker‎[1]:
      An artificial-intelligence application called Sudowrite wrote the paragraph above. I inputted the text of the first section of “The Metamorphosis” and then pressed a button called Wormhole. The computer composed the continuation.
    • 2021 September 22, John Potter tells Paul Stephen, “Your guide to Europe”, in RAIL, number 940, page 65:
      "The timetable is then produced using a desktop publishing package with data inputted manually, and the files then sent to the editor, Chris Woodcock, for proof-reading and conversion to PDF format.
  3. (transitive) To accept data that is entered.
    • 2009, J Stanley Warford, Computer Systems:
      The program inputs a value for the integer variable num and compares it with the constant integer limit.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From English input.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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input m (plural inputs)

  1. (computing) input (data fed into a process)
    Synonym: invoer
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French

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Noun

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input m (plural inputs)

  1. input

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From English input, from Middle English inputten.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɪnpʊt̚]
  • Hyphenation: in‧put

Noun

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input (uncountable)

  1. input
    Synonym: masukan

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English input.

Noun

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input m (plural inputs)

  1. (computing) input (data fed into a process)
    Synonym: entrada

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English input.

Noun

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input n (plural inputuri)

  1. input

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative input inputul inputuri inputurile
genitive-dative input inputului inputuri inputurilor
vocative inputule inputurilor

Spanish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English input

Noun

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input m (plural inputs)

  1. input

Usage notes

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According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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