input/output

American  

[in-poot-out-poot] / ˈɪnˌpʊtˈaʊtˌpʊt /

noun

1. the process of input or output, encompassing the devices, techniques, media, and data used.

   A good first step in designing a program is to define the input/output.

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adjective

1. pertaining to input or output: I/O

   Early input/output devices were slow.

input/output British  

noun

1. I/O. the data or information that is passed into or out of a computer

2. (modifier) concerned with or relating to such passage of data or information

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Etymology

Origin of input/output

First recorded in 1910–15

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input/output

The future of human-machine interfaces is on the cusp of a revolution with the unveiling of a groundbreaking technology -- a stretchable high-resolution multicolor synesthesia display that generates synchronized sound and light as input/output sources.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2023

Methods for tracing neural connections also enabled the generation of an input/output wiring diagram of the mouse motor cortex.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 6, 2021

To understand the messages, she has to master coding concepts like input/output, loops and variables.

From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2017

Figure 1.2 A function can be visualized as an input/output device.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

The body as an "input/output device" is just one example of how digital technology is creating a new sort of biological discourse.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 25, 2013