■ noun
1》 what is put in, taken in, or operated on by a process or system.
↘a person's contribution: her ~ on issues was appreciated.
2》 the action or process of putting something in.
3》 energy supplied to a device or system; an electrical signal.
↘ Electronics a place or device from which energy or information enters a system.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ting ; past and past participle ~ or ~ted ) put (data) into a computer.
Derivatives
~ter noun