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