input-output model
nounUK /ˈɪnpʊt ˈaʊtpʊt ˈmɒdl/
US /ˈɪnpʊt ˈaʊtpʊt ˈmɑːdl/
A way to show what goes into a system and what comes out.
The teacher drew an input-output model to show how a factory turns wood into chairs.
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2. An economic table showing how industries buy from and sell to each other.
Economists used an input-output model to study how a rise in steel prices affects car makers.
3. A computer science diagram showing data going into a program and results coming out.
The programmer sketched an input-output model before writing the sorting code.
4. A teaching tool that links what students learn to the results they achieve.
The school built an input-output model to track how reading hours affect test scores.