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in·put / ˈinˌpoŏt/ • n. 1. what is put in, taken in, or operated on by any process or system: perceptions and sensory input. ∎ a contribution of work, information, or material: there is little input from other professional members of the team. ∎ energy supplied to a device or system; an electrical signal: the input is a low-frequency signal. ∎ the action or process of putting or feeding something in: the input of data to the system. ∎ the information fed into a computer or computer program: pen-based computers take input from a stylus. 2. Electr. a place where, or a device through which, energy or information enters a system: the signal being fed through the main input. • v. (-put·ting; past and past part. -put or -put·ted ) [tr.] put (data) into a computer. DERIVATIVES: in·put·ter / -ˌpoŏtər/ n. |
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INPUT (INduced PUlsed Transient) An airborne electromagnetic surveying system that comprises a large coil transmitter looped around the aircraft beneath the nose and tail and around each wing-tip. A bird is trailed behind the aircraft to detect the decaying secondary field at times when the primary field is between source pulses.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "INPUT." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "INPUT." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-INPUT.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "INPUT." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-INPUT.html |
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1. The process of entering data into a processing system or a peripheral device, or the data that is entered. 2. A signal that is applied to an electrical circuit, such as a logic circuit. 3. To enter data or apply a signal. |
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JOHN DAINTITH. "input." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "input." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-input.html JOHN DAINTITH. "input." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-input.html |
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