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input

 
 
/ˈɪnpʊt/ noun

Definition

IDEAS [C, U] ideas, money, effort, etc that you put into an activity or process in order to help it succeed: Input from students is used to develop new and exciting courses.
ELECTRICAL [C, U] electrical energy that is put into a machine to make it work
COMPUTER [U] information that is put into a computer
(Definition of input noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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