[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)