binaryinput

noun
UK /ˈbaɪnəri ˈɪnpʊt/
US /ˈbaɪnəri ˈɪnˌpʊt/

Information that a computer gets as just two choices, like on and off.

The robot moved because the binary input told it to go.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A stream of 0s and 1s fed into a program or circuit.

The program read the binary input and printed a picture.

3. A switch or sensor that only reports two states, such as pressed or not pressed.

The door sensor sends a binary input to the alarm.

4. In math and logic, a value taken from a set of exactly two elements.

Each binary input in the logic puzzle is either true or false.