[syn: stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input]
4. a component of production; something that goes into the production of output;
VERB (1)
1. enter (data or a program) into a computer;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
input
n 1: signal going into an electronic system [syn: input
signal, input]
2: a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or
adds information; "from time to time she contributed a
personal comment on his account" [syn: remark, comment,
input]
3: any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
[syn: stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input]
4: a component of production; something that goes into the
production of output
v 1: enter (data or a program) into a computer
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "input":
access, admission, entrance, entree, entry, import, importation,
importing, income, incoming, infiltration, ingoing, ingress,
ingression, insertion, insinuation, intake, interpenetration,
introduction, introgression, intrusion, leakage, penetration,
percolation, reception, seepage
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
input
Data transferred from the outside world into
a computer system via some kind of input device.
Opposite: output.
(1997-04-28)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
ALPHA
Input
(Or "Input") An extension of ALGOL 60 for the
M-20 computer developed by A.P. Ershov at Novosibirsk in
1961. ALPHA includes matrix operations, slices, and
complex arithmetic.
["The Alpha Automatic Programming System", A.P. Ershov ed.,
A-P 1971].
(1995-05-10)