different between insertion vs input

English

Etymology

insert +? -ion

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?s???n/

Noun

insertion (countable and uncountable, plural insertions)

1. The act of inserting, or something inserted.
2. (anatomy) The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.
3. (genetics) The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.

Antonyms

• (act of inserting): deletion
• (anatomy): origin
• (genetics): deletion

Derived terms

• leaf insertion

Related terms

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin ?nserti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

insertion f (plural insertions)

1. insertion

Related terms

• insérer

Further reading

• “insertion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Middle English inputten, equivalent to in- +? put.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??np?t]

Noun

input (countable and uncountable, plural inputs)

1. The act or process of putting in; infusion.
2. That which is put in, as in an amount.
3. Contribution of work or information, as an opinion or advice.

4. Data fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process.

5. (electronics) An input jack.

Derived terms

• input device
• input field

Related terms

• output

Translations

Verb

input (third-person singular simple present inputs, present participle inputting, simple past and past participle input or inputted)

1. (transitive) To put in; put on.
2. (transitive) To enter data.
3. (transitive) To accept data that is entered.

Translations

Anagrams

• Punti, Putin, put in, put-in

Dutch

Etymology

From English input.

Noun

input m (plural inputs)

1. (computing) input (data fed into a process)

   Synonym: invoer

Related terms

• inputten
• output

Portuguese

Etymology

From English input.

Noun

input m (plural inputs)

1. (computing) input (data fed into a process)

   Synonym: entrada