Inputs

n. data fed into a computer or other device (Computers); something which is inserted; power, strength, capacity (Machinery); material used in production processes (Economics)

v. enter data into a computer

Input is the term denoting either an entrance or changes which are inserted into a system and which activate/modify a process. It is an abstract concept, used in the modeling, system(s) design and system(s) exploitation. It is usually connected with other terms, e.g., input field, input variable, input parameter, input value, input signal, input device and input file.
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Noun
1. signal going into an electronic system
(synonym) input signal
(hypernym) signal, signaling, sign
2. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
(synonym) stimulation, stimulus, stimulant
(hypernym) information
(hyponym) evocation, induction, elicitation
Verb
1. enter (data or a program) into a computer
(hypernym) insert, infix, enter, introduce
(classification) computer science, computing

ALPHA

<architecture> Data transferred from the outside world into a computer system via some kind of input device.
Opposite: output.
(1997-04-28)

products or services others provide to a process (see outputs).