input device
input device
n.
A device, such as a keyboard, used to enter information into a computer.
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input device
n
(Computer Science) computing a peripheral device that accepts data and feeds it into a computer
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input device
A machine with which to give information to a computer.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  input device - a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational devicecomputer keyboard, keypad - a keyboard that is a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard joystick - a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers computer peripheral, peripheral, peripheral device - (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals" digital scanner, image scanner, scanner - an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer |
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