input B2 Topic:Technology & Computing US /ˈɪnpʊt/ See IPA manual Freq #10282 Meanings 1 noun Information or advice you contribute to something. Thanks for your input on the project. 2 noun Data put into a computer or machine to be processed. The program checks the user's input for errors. 3 verb To enter data into a computer. Please input your date of birth in this box. Thesaurus Word family Forms inputsinputtedinputting Derived forms inputtableinputtermisinputnoninputreinput Related forms output Common collocations input data Noun + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English inputten, equivalent to in- + put. inputten Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Technology & Computing External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # input **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈɪnpʊt/ **Frequency rank:** 10282 ## Meanings 1. Information or advice you contribute to something. 2. Data put into a computer or machine to be processed. 3. To enter data into a computer. ## Examples - Thanks for your input on the project. - The program checks the user's input for errors. - Please input your date of birth in this box. ## Derived Forms - inputtable - inputter - misinput - noninput - reinput ## Related Forms - output ## Roots and Affixes - Root: inputten ## Etymology From Middle English inputten, equivalent to in- + put. ## AI Etymology Input comes from Middle English inputten, equivalent to in- + put. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Technology & Computing markdown