1793, "a sum (of cash) put in," from in + put. Computing sense of "data fed into a machine" is from 1948; the verb in the computing sense is attested from 1946. There was a Middle English verb input (late 14c.) meaning "to put in, place, set," but it died out long before this.
雙語例句
1. The Ministry of Agriculture commissioned a study into low-input farming.
農業(yè)部委托對低投入耕作進行研究。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Edit the input text and re-run the software.
修改輸入的文本，重新運行軟件。
來自柯林斯例句
3. We're getting input from gobs of sources.
我們從多方渠道得到信息。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Her specialist input to the discussions has been very useful.
她在這些討論中提供的專家建議很有助益。
來自《權威詞典》
5. As the input of energy is increased, the volume gets louder.