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input

Pronunciation: /ˈɪnpʊt/

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Definition of input

noun

1 [mass noun] what is put in, taken in, or operated on by any process or system:there is little input from other members of the team data input
a contribution of work or information:her input on issues was appreciated
energy supplied to a device or system; an electrical signal: the input is a low-frequency signal
the action of putting something in:the input of data to the system
the information put into a computer.

2 Electronics a place where, or a device through which, energy or information enters a system:the signal being fed through the main input

verb (inputs, inputting; past and past participle input or inputted)

[with object]

put (data) into a computer: test results can be inputted by the technician in the laboratory

Derivatives

inputter

Spelling rule

If a verb ends with a single vowel plus a consonant, and the stress is at the end of the word (as in refer), double the last letter when adding -ing: (inputs, inputting, input).

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Remember that input is spelled with an n, not an m.

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