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input/output

[ in-poo t-out-poo t ]
/ ˈɪnˌpʊtˈaʊtˌpʊt /
Computers.
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noun

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.

adjective

pertaining to input or output: Early input/output devices were slow. Abbreviation: I/O

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Nearby words

inphase, inpour, input, input device, input-output analysis, input/output, inqilab, inquartation, inquest, inquiet, inquietude

Origin of input/output

First recorded in 1910–15
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British Dictionary definitions for input/output

input/output

noun computing

the data or information that is passed into or out of a computerAbbreviation: I/O
(modifier) concerned with or relating to such passage of data or information
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