input (inputs plural & 3rd person present) (inputting present participle )
The form input is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.
1 n-var Input consists of information or resources that a group or project receives.
We listen to our employees and value their input...
2 n-uncount Input is information that is put into a computer. (COMPUTING, Antonym: output)
3 verb If you input information into a computer, you feed it in, for example by typing it on a keyboard. (COMPUTING) All this information had to be input onto the computer. be V-ed onto n
input device (input devices plural )An input device is a piece of computer equipment such as a keyboard which enables you to put information into a computer. (COMPUTING) n-count
input/output
1 n-uncount Input/output refers to the information that is passed into or out of a computer. (COMPUTING)
2 n-uncount Input/output refers to the hardware or software that controls the passing of information into or out of a computer. (COMPUTING)
... an input/output system.