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input en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɪmpʊt/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɪmpɵt/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈɪnpɵt/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • audio SSB
  • /ˈɪnpʉt/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
  • /ˈɪnpʊt/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɪmpʉt/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
  • /ˈənpʊt/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈəmpʊt/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
imput alternative, nonstandard lexicographic
inputs Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

input-output table · input neuron · inputtable · reinput · input arm · input field · misinput · input-output section · noninput · inputter · input method · comprehensible input · input device · input method editor

Relateds

output

Translations (79)

nl ingang (input jack) · es entrada (data fed into a process) · es input (data fed into a process) · mk влез (data fed into a process) · sh unos (data fed into a process) · yue 輸入 /输入 (the act or process of putting in) · ru ввод (data fed into a process) · es aportación (contribution) · fi syöttö (the act or process of putting in) · fr entrée (data fed into a process) · fr intrant (data fed into a process) · tr girdi (data fed into a process) · es insumo (data fed into a process) · cs vstup (data fed into a process) · cmn 輸入 /输入 (data fed into a process) · fi lisääminen (the act or process of putting in) · pl udział (contribution) · nb innspill (contribution) · ar مُدْخَل (data fed into a process) · fi syöte (data fed into a process) · mk вложување (data fed into a process) · he תְּרוּמָה (contribution) · az giriş (data fed into a process) · af bydrae (contribution) · bg вход (the act or process of putting in) · hu adatbevitel (data fed into a process) · es aporte (contribution) · mk внос (data fed into a process) · af toevoer (data fed into a process) · fa-ira ورودی (data fed into a process) · ja インプット (data fed into a process) · no inndata (data fed into a process) · ga ionchur (data fed into a process) · de Eingabe (data fed into a process) · hu vélemény (contribution) · hu bemenő/betáplált adat (data fed into a process) · ro intrare (data fed into a process) · es input (contribution) · sv synpunkt (contribution) · hu hozzászólás (contribution) · it immissione (the act or process of putting in) · pt input (data fed into a process) · it contributo (contribution) · nan-hbl 輸入 /输入 (the act or process of putting in) · bg принос (contribution) · de Input (data fed into a process) · he קֶלֶט (data fed into a process) · ro intrări (data fed into a process) · hu bevitel (data fed into a process) · nl invoer (data fed into a process) · cmn 輸入 /输入 (the act or process of putting in) · sv indata (data fed into a process) · cy mewnbwn (data fed into a process) · it ingresso (data fed into a process) · yue 輸入 /输入 (data fed into a process) · fi uuttaminen (the act or process of putting in) · ro alimentare (data fed into a process) · pl wejście (data fed into a process) · it informazione (data fed into a process) · nan-hbl 輸入 /输入 (data fed into a process) · sh prinos (contribution) · bg въвеждане (the act or process of putting in) · sh unos (the act or process of putting in) · it suggerimento (contribution) · mi kōkuhunga (data fed into a process) · ko 투입 (data fed into a process) · fi panostus (contribution) · fi panos (contribution) · hu bemenet (data fed into a process) · pl wkład (data fed into a process) · ja 入力 (data fed into a process) · it opinione (contribution) · cy mewnosod (the act or process of putting in) · pl wkład (contribution) · pt entrada (data fed into a process) · uk вхід (data fed into a process) · ko 입력 (data fed into a process) · ml നിക്ഷേപം (contribution) · ru вклад (contribution)

input en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɪmpʊt/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɪmpɵt/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈɪnpɵt/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • audio SSB
  • /ˈɪnpʉt/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
  • /ˈɪnpʊt/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɪmpʉt/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
  • /ˈənpʊt/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈəmpʊt/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To put in; put on.
    • "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." 2023 January 25, “Network News: Sturgeon and Burnham in secret talks to boost Scottish high-speed link”, in RAIL, number 975, page 11:
  2. (transitive) To enter data.
    • 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 April 30, Stephen Marche, “The Computers Are Getting Better at Writing”, in The New Yorker:
    • The user inputs his date of birth and the computer displays his age.
    • "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. 2021 September 22, John Potter tells Paul Stephen, “Your guide to Europe”, in RAIL, number 940, page 65:
  3. (transitive) To accept data that is entered.
    • The program inputs a value for the integer variable num and compares it with the constant integer limit. 2009, J Stanley Warford, Computer Systems:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
inputting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
inputs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
input Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
input Tense=Past lexicographic
inputted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
inputted Tense=Past lexicographic
imput alternative, nonstandard lexicographic

Translations (36)

pl wprowadzić (to enter data) · id memasukkan (to enter data) · fr rentrer (to enter data) · ro introduce date (to enter data) · nan-hbl 輸入 /输入 (to enter data) · mk внесува (to enter data) · hu bevisz (to enter data) · fa دروندادن (to enter data) · mi tāuru (to enter data) · cy mewnbynnu (to enter data) · uk ввести́ (to enter data) · cs vkládat (to enter data) · ru вводи́ть (to enter data) · pl wprowadzać (to enter data) · nl ingeven (to enter data) · ja 入力する (to enter data) · cmn 輸入 /输入 (to enter data) · nl invoeren (to enter data) · es poner (to enter data) · fa درونداد (to enter data) · bg въвеждам (to enter data) · ja インプットする (to enter data) · ko 입력하다 (to enter data) · cs vložit (to enter data) · mi kōkuhu (to enter data) · uk вво́дити (to enter data) · hu betáplál (to enter data) · af toevoer (to enter data) · yue 輸入 /输入 (to enter data) · es colocar (to enter data) · es introducir (to enter data) · pt entrar (to enter data) · sv mata in (to enter data) · de eingeben (to enter data) · fi syöttää (to enter data) · ru ввести́ (to enter data)