input

See also: Input

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

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], New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 September 2026:
      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

Etymology

From English input.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

input m (plural inputs, no diminutive)

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

French

Noun

input m (plural inputs)

  1. input

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

From English input, from Middle English inputten.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈinput/ [ˈin.pʊt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -input
  • Syllabification: in‧put

Noun

input (plural input-input)

  1. input
    Synonym: masukan
    1. that which is put in, as in an amount.
    2. contribution of work or information, as an opinion or advice.
    3. data fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process.
    4. (electronics) an input jack.
    5. (economics) any resource or factor used in the production process to create goods and services.

Derived terms

  • inputan
  • menginput
  • menginputkan
  • penginput
  • penginputan

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from English input.

    Noun

    input m (plural inputs)

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

    Further reading

    Romanian

    Etymology

      Unadapted borrowing from English input.

      Noun

      input n (plural inputuri)

      1. input

      Declension

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

      Spanish

      Etymology

        Unadapted borrowing from English input.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈimput/ [ˈĩm.put̪]
        • Rhymes: -imput
        • Syllabification: in‧put

        Noun

        input m (plural inputs)

        1. input

        Usage notes

        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.

        Further reading

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