input
pronunciation
How to pronounce input in British English:
UK [ˈɪnpʊt]
How to pronounce input in American English:
US [ˈɪnpʊt]
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- Noun:
- signal going into an electronic system
- any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
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- Verb:
- enter (data or a program) into a computer
Word Origin
- input (n.)
- 1793, "a sum (of cash) put in," from in + put. Computing sense of "data fed into a machine" is from 1948; the verb in the computing sense is attested from 1946. There was a Middle English verb input (late 14c.) meaning "to put in, place, set," but it died out long before this.
Example
- 1. Research spending is an input , not an output .
- 2. Altering the interface of input fields will confuse users .
- 3. We need huge input to realize this project .
- 4. Input costs are certainly on the way up .
- 5. Increasing aggregate demand is supposed to increase output growth by increasing labor input .