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input: ▪ I. input in‧put ¹ [ˈɪnpʊt] noun

1. also factor input [countable usually plural, uncountable] ECONOMICS something or someone that is involved or used in a business:

• the value of the product as compared with the cost of the inputs

• an operation with an annual government input of £12 million

• Costs of all factor inputs could be reduced.

2. [uncountable] ideas or advice from someone that helps to make something better or more successful:

input from

• Geoff works out the designs with a lot of input from Alice.

• Please give us your views as we value our customers' input.

3. [uncountable] COMPUTING when information is put into a computer:

• The machines used for data input should be upgraded.

4. [uncountable] COMPUTING information that is put into a computer:

• Editing of data files may be necessary because of errors or deficiencies in input.

[m0] ▪ II. input input ² verb input _PTandPP or inputted _PTandPP inputting _PRESPART [transitive] COMPUTING

to put information into a computer:

• Users are responsible for inputting their own data.

[m0] ▪ III. input/output ˌinput/ˈoutput written abbreviation I/O adjective [only before a noun] COMPUTING

concerned with putting information into a computer system or getting information from it:

• With this new software, input/output processing speeds would be increased by 300%.

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input UK US /ˈɪnpʊt/ noun

► [ U] help, ideas, or knowledge that someone gives to a project, organization, etc.: input from sb/sth »We had a very productive meeting with a lot of good input from the technical department.
input on sth »We want input on product development from employees and potential customers.

► [C or U] ECONOMICS a resource such as materials or labour that is involved in producing something and has a cost that affects profits: »The majority of input costs are related to the cost of the workforce.

► [ U] IT the information that you put into a computer: »Words in the input that are not spelled correctly will be highlighted.

► [ U] IT the act of putting information into a computer: »fields used for data input

► [C] IT a part that carries information to a machine, or the place where this is connected: » a digital video input

→ Compare OUTPUT(Cf. ↑output) noun

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input UK US /ˈɪnpʊt/ verb [T] (inputting, inputted or input, inputted or input)

► IT to put data into a computer: input data/details/information »His account details had been input incorrectly.

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input — input … Dictionnaire des rimes
Input — is the term denoting either an entrance or changes which are inserted into a system and which activate/modify a process. It is an abstract concept, used in the modeling, system(s) design and system(s) exploitation. It is usually connected with… … Wikipedia
input — [ input ] n. m. • 1953; mot angl., de to input « mettre dedans » ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Techn. Entrée de données dans un système informatique, de signal dans un dispositif électronique. Des inputs. 2 ♦ Écon. Ensemble des biens et services entrant dans le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
input — ÍNPUT s.n. 1. (electron.) Intrare (1). 2. (inform.) Intrare (2). – cuv. engl. Trimis de valeriu, 18.10.2006. Sursa: DEX 98 ínput s. n. Trimis de siveco, 25.11.2008. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic … Dicționar Român
Input — Smn Eingabe per. Wortschatz fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. input, einer Ableitung von ne. put setzen, stellen, legen und ne. in . Ebenso nndl. input, nfrz. input, nschw. input, nnorw. input. ✎ Rey Debove/Gagnon (1988), 429;… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
input — (izg. ìnput) m DEFINICIJA 1. inform. ulaz, unošenje podataka u kompjuter, ulazna informacija, opr. output 2. tehn. stražnji priključak na nekim uređajima koji služi za priključivanje kabela sa signalom i unosom iz drugih jedinica; ulaz, opr.… … Hrvatski jezični portal
input — [in′poot΄] n. 1. the act of putting in 2. what is put in; specif., a) the amount of money, material, effort, etc. put into a project or process; investment b) electric current, voltage, or power put into a circuit, machine, etc. c) data or… … English World dictionary
Input — (englisch für „Eingabe, Einspeisung“) steht für: Eingabe (Computer), von einem Computer verarbeitete Daten ein Befehl der Programmiersprache BASIC Arbeit oder geistige Energie eines Arbeitnehmers im Berufsleben Produktionsfaktoren in der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
input — / input/, it. / imput/ s. ingl. [da (to ) put in mettere dentro ], usato in ital. al masch. 1. (inform.) [inserimento di dati nella memoria di un elaboratore elettronico] ▶◀ entrata, ingresso. ◀▶ output, uscita. 2. (estens.) [direttiva che avvia… … Enciclopedia Italiana
input — (n.) 1793, a sum (of cash) put in, from IN (Cf. in) + PUT (Cf. 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 M.E. verb input (late 14c.) meaning to put in, place … Etymology dictionary
input — now pronounced with the stress on the first syllable both as a noun and as a verb, has defied the linguistic obsolescence that might have been apparent to the OED editors and assumed a new life in the domains of statistics, psychology,… … Modern English usage

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