1
: something that is put in: such as
b
: information fed into a data processing system or computer
c
: power or energy put into a machine or system for storage, conversion in kind, or conversion of characteristics usually with the intent of sizable recovery in the form of output
d
: an amount put in
increased input of fertilizer increases crop yield
e
: a stimulus that acts on and is integrated into a bodily system
sensory input
f
: a component of production (such as land, labor, or raw materials)
2
: the means by which or the point at which an input (as of energy, material, or data) is made
3
: the act or process of putting in
inputted or input; inputting
: to enter (data) into a computer or data processing system
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Examples of input in a Sentence
Noun
I need your input on what to have for dinner.
She provided some valuable input at the start of the project.
The computer gets its input from a keyboard or mouse.
This VCR has several audio inputs.
The job will require a considerable input of money.
The data is ready for input into a computer.
Verb
She inputted the sales figures into the spreadsheet.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Over 50,000 fans have responded to our Fan Forward survey, and their input will help shape the future of the tour.
—Jay Monahan, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Paresh Dave, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
Users can input images depicting subjects, setting and style before Whisk combines everything into one image.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Noun
In addition, Gmail and Drive include strong spam filters and user input sanitization which help to mitigate against hostile injections of malicious code into Gemini.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Over 50,000 fans have responded to our Fan Forward survey, and their input will help shape the future of the tour.
—Jay Monahan, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
Users now have to input a specific location to see traffic conditions along their route, adding a potentially additional step for some of them.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
Users can input images depicting subjects, setting and style before Whisk combines everything into one image.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Input.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/input. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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