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input

[in-poot] / ˈɪnˌpʊt /




NOUN
intake
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In the Gulf, most desalination plants are integrated power and water production facilities because the process requires intensive energy input.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

A State Department official who declined to be named stressed that the process for awarding grants was ongoing and that multiple offices provide input.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

Right now, the legal marketplace of ideas is more or less the exclusive domain of judges, with occasional input from law professors who wish they were judges.

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

It is a two-way conversation about the end of a relationship, with Fender noting previously that the song is "all the better" for Dean’s input.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

I don’t actually need their input, but it’s an excuse to start a new conversation.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

That’s partially the consequence of blockages of the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial thoroughfare not only for middle eastern oil, but also for such industrial inputs as fertilizer and aluminum.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

You can opt out of model training in settings under “data controls,” which allows you to turn off improving the model with your inputs and face less risk of data leakage.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

Fewer inputs and better soil health help to improve crop production long term, advocates said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

U.S. and European farmers had bought most of their spring inputs by the time bombs fell on Feb 28.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

“I don’t see anything from way up here, but Fly could get a more detailed look,” Guardian inputs.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

If the CPA was using software, it’s pretty hard to get it wrong — unless he inputted the correct numbers.

From MarketWatch Mar. 27, 2026

Employees who previously inputted orders are now focused on collecting receivables, Singh said.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

They then inputted these charge values into computational models to mathematically predict how strong the electric field would be when a wasp approaches a caterpillar on a plant.

From Science Daily May 24, 2024

And this new technology does that automatically, virtually mimicking the function of a pancreas - although it still requires information on food intake to be inputted at mealtimes to work accurately.

From BBC Apr. 1, 2024

Images, data, and simulations are part of the work and part of the shared knowledge, already available in formats that can be inputted for further work or can be technologically tested.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai

If necessary, redo your taxes yourself, inputting the correct data.

From MarketWatch Mar. 27, 2026

In partnership with Google’s Gemini AI, the phone will take care of opening the Uber app, inputting the address and finding a driver.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 25, 2026

One of AI’s most significant contributions so far is extracting data from standard common tax forms such as W-2s and 1099s and inputting it into tax returns.

From Barron's Jan. 31, 2026

The Medicare online tools don’t have a “couples” setting, so each person should go through the process by inputting their information.

From Science Daily Nov. 29, 2025

Only when the series of equations had been sufficiently reduced would she start the process of inputting values and coming up with numbers using the calculating machines.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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