Antonyms for input


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : in-poo t
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪnˌpʊt


Definition of input

Origin :
  • 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 a Middle English verb input (late 14c.) meaning "to put in, place, set," but it died out long before this.
  • As in intake : noun consumption
  • As in obiter dictum : noun comment
  • As in comment : noun statement of opinion; explanation
  • As in contribution : noun gift, offering
  • As in advice : noun recommendation
  • As in data : noun information in visible form
  • As in download : verb transfer data from one computer system to another
Example sentences :
  • The efficiency of the boiler is the output divided by the input.
  • Extract from : « Engineering Bulletin No 1: Boiler and Furnace Testing » by Rufus T. Strohm
  • For this transmitting set you need a transformer that has an input of 325 volts.
  • Extract from : « The Radio Amateur's Hand Book » by A. Frederick Collins
  • You remember that an offer was made you of your input and interest, and you declined?
  • Extract from : « Gordon Keith » by Thomas Nelson Page
  • There was a sharp fall-off on both sides of the input so direction could be precisely determined.
  • Extract from : « Deathworld » by Harry Harrison
  • He had been sitting there waiting for that green line to move a full minute after the input signal had ceased.
  • Extract from : « Unwise Child » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • A circular relation corresponded to the reduced scale of the incipient species: no growth, input and output in balance.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • At times, they appear so esoteric to us that we cannot even fathom what the input of this machine is and what the output.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • At the particular level at which we input our mediating performance, we are in almost total control of our own efficiency.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • It is sometimes called a “feed-back” circuit because part of the output of the audion is fed back into its input side.
  • Extract from : « Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son » by John Mills
  • We sometimes speak of the C-circuit as the “input” circuit and the B-circuit as the “output” circuit of the tube.
  • Extract from : « Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son » by John Mills

Synonyms for input

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