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INP-ut/ˈɪnpʊt/

Input is ideas, work, or data put into a system (often uncountable): staff input; data input. As a verb: input the scores. Output is the opposite in computing. Staff input was invited too late. Computing and meetings. Do not use input for a witty remark unless you mean a contribution.

Meaning

Information, ideas, or work put into a system or discussion; also a computing term.

Examples

• “Staff input was invited, but the timetable had already gone to print.”
• “Input the marks twice to check, which is the data-entry sense.”

Good to know

staff / user / data input; input into. Verb: input. Opposite (IT): output. Meetings and computing. Contribution or data, not a punchline.

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