- input
- noun1 of time/knowledge/ideasADJECTIVE▪ great, important, major, significant, substantial▪ additional▪ direct▪ local▪ specialist (BrE), technical▪ customer, user▪
We have made some adjustments based on user input.
VERB + INPUT▪ have▪ need, require▪Once running, the system requires very little input.
▪ appreciate, value, welcome▪If you have ideas for improvements, your input is always appreciated.
▪ seek, solicit▪We actively solicit input from our users.
▪ get, receive▪ provide▪constructive criticism which provided an input into the school's decision-making process
PREPOSITION▪ input by▪The report contains substantial input by the police.
▪ input from▪input from various interested parties
▪ input in▪They all had some input in the discussion.
▪ input into▪her input into the survey
▪ input on▪The union would like more input on working conditions.
▪ input to▪I have no creative input to the projects I work on.
2 for a computerADJECTIVE▪ data▪ user▪ keyboard▪ analogue/analog, digital▪ audio, video▪There's the socket for audio input.
VERB + INPUT▪ require▪Early computers required input in the form of punched cards.
▪ accept▪The software will accept input from a variety of other programs.
▪ process▪It may be beyond the capability of the hardware to process the input.
▪ be used as, be used for▪Decision tables can be used as computer input.
▪ check▪Check your input and make sure you have selected only one item.
INPUT + NOUN▪ data▪ file▪ field, form▪The cursor is positioned on the first input field of the page.
▪ device▪an input device such as a keyboard
PREPOSITION▪ input for▪inputs for the printers
▪ input from▪input from a mouse
▪ input to▪input to a computer database
PHRASES▪ input and output
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
