input

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: input signalremarkcommentstimulationstimulusstimulant

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. signal going into an electronic systemSynonyms: input signal
  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”Synonyms: remarkcomment
  3. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse actionSynonyms: stimulationstimulusstimulant
  4. a component of production; something that goes into the production of output

Verb (1)

  1. enter (data or a program) into a computer
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Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

ALPHA Input

<language> (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)

input

<architecture> Data transferred from the outside world into a computer system via some kind of input device.

Opposite: output.

(1997-04-28)

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