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 [in-poot]   Origin

in·put

   [in-poot] noun, adjective, verb, in·put·ted or in·put, in·put·ting.
noun
1.
something that is put in.
2.
the act or process of putting in.
3.
the power or energy supplied to a machine.
4.
the current or voltage applied to an electric or electronic circuit or device. Compare output (def. 4).
5.
Computers.
a.
data to be entered into a computer for processing.
b.
the process of introducing data into the internal storage of a computer.
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6.
contribution of information, ideas, opinions, or the like: Before making a decision we need your input.
7.
the available data for solving a technical problem.
8.
Scot. a monetary contribution, as to charity.
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adjective
9.
of or pertaining to data or equipment used for input: The keyboard is my computer's main input device.

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Input is always a great word to know.
So is flash memory. Does it mean:
a type of reprogrammable memory that retains information even with the power turned off
the design and coding of programs by a top-down methodology that successively breaks problems into smaller, nested subunits
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verb (used with object)
10.
Computers. to enter (data) into a computer for processing.
11.
to contribute (ideas, information, or suggestions) to a project, discussion, etc.
Origin:
1745–55; in-1 + put
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input (ˈɪnˌpʊt)
 
—n
1.  the act of putting in
2.  that which is put in
3.  (often plural) a resource required for industrial production, such as capital goods, labour services, raw materials, etc
4.  electronics
 a.  the signal or current fed into a component or circuit
 b.  the terminals, or some other point, to which the signal is applied
5.  computing the data fed into a computer from a peripheral device
6.  (modifier) of or relating to electronic, computer, or other input
 
—vb , -puts, -putting, -put, -putted
7.  (tr) to insert (data) into a computer

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input
1793, "a sum (of cash) put in," from in + put. Computing sense of "data fed into a machine" is from 1948; the verb in the computing sense is attested from 1946. There was an obs. Scottish verb input (1498) meaning "to put in (prison, etc.)," but it died out long before this.
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input definition

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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