input

Meaning

Noun

1. The act or process of putting in; infusion.
2. That which is put in, as in an amount.
3. Contribution of work or information, as an opinion or advice.
4. Data fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process.
5. An input jack.

Verb

1. To put in; put on.
2. To enter data.
3. To accept data that is entered.

Synonyms

enter

feed

intake

contribution

stimulant

stimulus

stimulation

deliver

key in

remark

input signal

introduction

feeding

launch

comment

importation

put in

contribute

data

effect

electric current

enclose

energy

entry

factor

factor of production

feedback

fill

gamble

goad

immission

import

in

influx

inputting

insert

insertion

instrumentality

introduce

irritant

lead

oncoming

overture

pass

pitch

power

preamble

prelude

proceeding

product

proem

provocation

put away

put on

record

return

serve

sheathe

shot

stake

stakes

stow

supply

text processing

throw-in

carry in

feed in

incoming current

prelusion

production factor

accession

charge-in

act

acting

action

addition

admission

advertise

agency

announce

approach

approaching

arrival

bet

bombshell

bowl

charge

consumption

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪnpʊt/

Etymology

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