English Online Dictionary. What means input? What does input mean?
English
Alternative forms
- imput (nonstandard)
Etymology
From Middle English inputten, equivalent to in- + put.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪnpʊt/, [ˈɪnpʊt], [ˈɪmpʊt]
Noun
input (countable and uncountable, plural inputs)
- The act or process of putting in; infusion.
- That which is put in, as in an amount.
- Contribution of work or information, as an opinion or advice.
- Data fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process.
- (electronics) An input jack.
Derived terms
Related terms
- output
Translations
Verb
input (third-person singular simple present inputs, present participle inputting, simple past and past participle input or inputted)
- (intransitive) To put in; put on.
- (transitive) To enter data.
- (transitive) To accept data that is entered.
Translations
Anagrams
- Punti, Putin, put in, put-in
Dutch
Etymology
From English input.
Pronunciation
Noun
input m (plural inputs)
- (computing) input (data fed into a process)
- Synonym: invoer
Related terms
- inputten
- output
French
Noun
input m (plural inputs)
- input
Further reading
- “input”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Etymology
From English input, from Middle English inputten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɪnpʊt̚]
- Hyphenation: in‧put
Noun
input (plural input-input)
- input
- Synonym: masukan
Derived terms
Further reading
- “input” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English input.
Noun
input m (plural inputs)
- (computing) input (data fed into a process)
- Synonym: entrada
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English input.
Noun
input n (plural inputuri)
- input
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English input
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈimput/ [ˈĩm.put̪]
- Rhymes: -imput
- Syllabification: in‧put
Noun
input m (plural inputs)
- 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
- “input”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10