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The act or process of putting in; infusion.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɪnpʊt/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈɪmpʊt/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈɪnpɵt/British, Southern, Standard/ˈɪmpɵt/British, Southern, Standard
  1. The act or process of putting in; infusion.

    countable · uncountable
  2. That which is put in, as in an amount.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Contribution of work or information, as an opinion or advice.

    countable · uncountable
    You can provide input via this form.
  4. Data fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process.

    countable · uncountable
    sound input
  5. An input jack.

    countable · uncountable
    model with A/V input
Where this word comes from

From Middle English inputten, equivalent to in- + put.

verb/ˈɪnpʊt/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈɪmpʊt/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈɪnpɵt/British, Southern, Standard/ˈɪmpɵt/British, Southern, Standard
  1. To put in; put on.

    intransitive
  2. To enter data.

    transitive
    The user inputs his date of birth and the computer displays his age.
  3. To accept data that is entered.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English inputten, equivalent to in- + put.

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