input device

noun

Any of many hardware devices that provide input (from a user or elsewhere) to a computer.

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data input device
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Meanings

nouninput device (plural input devices)

plural input devices

  1. computingAny of many hardware devices that provide input (from a user or elsewhere) to a computer.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device

Similar
data input device
Broader
peripheralcomputer peripheralperipheral device

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

input device. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/input%20device

MLA

“input device.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/input%20device. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “input device,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/input%20device.

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