input devices
nounUK /ˈɪnpʊt dɪˈvaɪsɪz/
US /ˈɪnˌpʊt dɪˈvaɪsɪz/
Input devices are tools you use to put information into a computer.
A keyboard and a mouse are common input devices.
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2. Hardware components that send signals or data to a computer system.
The technician checked all input devices for faulty connections.
3. In electronics, any device that supplies a signal to a circuit.
The sensor acts as an input device for the control board.
4. In computing education, the category of peripherals used to interact with software.
Students learned to classify each peripheral as an input device or an output device.