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input (n.)
1753, "a sum (of cash) put in, a sharing, contribution," from verbal phrase; see in (adv.) + put (v.). Meaning "energy supplied to a device or machine" is from 1902, later of electronic devices; computing sense of "data fed into a machine" is from 1948, though this is perhaps from the verb in the computing sense.
updated on November 30, 2015
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Definitions of input from WordNet
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inoperative
inopportune
inordinate
inorganic
in-patient
input
inquest
inquiline
inquire
inquirer
inquiring