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input device

Etymology: L, in, within; ME, putten, to place

an implement that allows for the entry of commands or information for processing in a form acceptable to a computer, such as a mouse, keyboard, tape drive, disk drive, microphone, or light pen.

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Ångström unit atomic mass unit British thermal unit BTU CEU continuing education unit critical care unit dumb terminal Hounsfield unit intelligent terminal interface International unit keyboard Kienböck's unit motor unit mouse SI unit svedberg Svedberg unit			Input Devices An input device captures information and translates it into a form that can be processed and used by other parts of your computer. Getting Started with Your Computer System by Ritchie Smythe / Computers and office automation community The handwriting recognition was not in the slightest bit reliable, and with no alternate input device, this made the machine less than useless for most of the people who bought it. The History of the Personal Digital Assistant by Neo Nashville / Biological sciences community Each of these devices includes a touch-sensitive input device capable of detecting the simultaneous presence of two or more fingers or other capacitive objects using the structure and methods claimed in (Elan's) 352 patent," the complaint said. Taiwan firm accuses Apple of patent infringement by AFP / AFP Global Edition			inosamine inoscopy inosculate inosculation inosemia inosine inosine prabonex inosine pranobex inosinic acid inosiplex inositol inositol hexaniacinate inosituria inotrope inotropic inotropic agent Inotropic drugs inotropy Inoue balloon inpatient inpatient care inpatient care unit Inpatient Multidimensional Psychiatric Scale inpatient service input input device input voltage regulation input, computer input/output control inquest inquiring inquiry INR INRA cattle insalubrious Insane insanity Insanity Defence insanity defense insatiable inscriptio inscription insect insect bite Insecta insecticide insecticide poisoning Insectivora insectivorous insecure inseminate			Input Block Missing Input Block Not Consistent Input Buffer Input Buffer Logic Input Capacitance Input Capacitance Input Capture 1 Input Character Input Circuit Input Command Language Input Command Not Consistent Input Command Not Disabled Input Common-Mode Voltage Input Configuration Document Input Controller Input Converter Input Cost Plan Input Creation File input data input data Input Data Acknowledge Input Data Correction Input Data Line Input Data Not Consistent Input Data Request Input deck Input deck input device Input devices Input devices Input devices Input Devices and Music Interaction Lab Input Distribution Network Input Domain Reliability Model Input Enable input equipment Input Field Separator input file input file Input Flushed to Zero Input Frequency input gap Input Geographic Input Grooming Module Input hardware Input hardware Input hardware Input Hold Queue Input impedance Input Intercept Point Input Interface Input Interrupt on 1 Input Invalid Command Input Invalid Correlation Tag Input Invalid Data Input Invalid Syntax or Punctuation Input Invalid, Target

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