Input

English Meaning

1. Something put into a system or expended in its operation to achieve output or a result, especially:
2. Energy, work, or power used to drive a machine.
3. Current, electromotive force, or power supplied to an electric circuit, network, or device.
4. Computer Science Information put into a communications system for transmission or into a computer system for processing.
5. Computer Science A position, terminal, or station at which input enters a system.
6. Any of the items, including materials, equipment, and funds, required for production.
7. The act of putting in; infusion: a steady input of fuel.
8. An amount put in.
9. Usage Problem Contribution of information or a comment or viewpoint: a discussion with input from all members of the group.
10. Usage Problem Information in general.
11. Computer Science To enter (data or a program) into a computer.