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Definition of Input
1. Verb. Enter (data or a program) into a computer.
Generic synonyms: Enter, Infix, Insert, Introduce
2. Noun. Signal going into an electronic system.
3. Noun. A statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information. "From time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
Specialized synonyms: Ad-lib, Courtesy, Gambit, Ploy, Obiter Dictum, Passing Comment, Mention, Reference, Observation, Reflection, Reflexion, Rib, Crack, Quip, Sally, Wisecrack, Barb, Dig, Gibe, Jibe, Shaft, Shot, Slam, Conversation Stopper, Stopper, Banality, Bromide, Cliche, Commonplace, Platitude, Zinger
Generic synonyms: Statement
Derivative terms: Comment, Commentate, Remark
4. Noun. Any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action.
Generic synonyms: Information
Specialized synonyms: Elicitation, Evocation, Induction, Kick, Turn-on, Negative Stimulation, Turnoff, Conditioned Stimulus, Reinforcement, Reinforcer, Reinforcing Stimulus, Cue, Discriminative Stimulus, Positive Stimulus, Negative Stimulus
Derivative terms: Stimulate, Stimulate, Stimulate, Stimulate, Stimulate, Stimulate
5. Noun. A component of production; something that goes into the production of output.
Definition of Input
1. Noun. The act or process of putting in; infusion. ¹
2. Noun. That which is put in, as in an amount. ¹
3. Noun. Contribution, or share in a contribution. ¹
4. Noun. Something fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the outputs of that process. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To put in; put on. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To enter data. ¹
7. Verb. (transitive) To accept data that is entered. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Input
1. to enter data into a computer [v -PUTTED, -PUTTING, -PUTS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Input
Literary usage of Input
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. SAS 9.1.3 Language Reference: Concepts by SAS Institute (2005)
"You can also combine styles of input in a single input statement. For details
about the styles of input, see the input statement in SAS Language Reference: ..."
2. Step-by-Step Programming with Base SAS(R) Software by SAS Institute (2001)
"The data lines must have two blank spaces between the values for the variable
Name and the variable Team for the input statement to correctly read the data. ..."
3. Experimental Electrical Engineering and Manual for Electrical Testing for by Vladimir Karapetoff (1922)
"(2) The input into the secondary is reduced by the percentage of slip and the
result is taken ... An Example of Computation of Output from input and Losses. ..."
4. Technical Digest edited by G. W. Day, D. L. Franzen, P. A. Williams (1999)
"The maximum pulse broadening versus to the input SOP is related to the DGD at
the signal wavelength. The results demonstrate the possibility to achieve ..."
5. Cartanian Geometry, Nonlinear Waves, and Control Theory by Robert Hermann (1979)
"LINEAR input-OUTPUT SYSTEMS It is well known that a nifty general framework for
much of what engineers call “systems theory” is a gadget of the form: ..."
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