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afferent | input |

As an adjective afferent

is relative (to), pertaining (to).

As a noun input is

the act or process of putting in; infusion.

As a verb input is

to put in; put on.

afferent

English

(wikipedia afferent)

Adjective

(-)
  • Carrying towards.
    • An afferent nerve carries impulses from the body to the brain.

    Antonyms

    * efferent

    Derived terms

    * afferently

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An afferent structure or connection

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    input

    English

    (wikipedia input)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of putting in; infusion.
  • That which is put in, as in an amount.
  • Contribution, or share in a contribution.
  • Something fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the outputs of that process.

    • Derived terms

    * input device

    Related terms

    * output

    Verb

  • To put in; put on.
  • To data.
    • The user inputs his date of birth and the computer displays his age.
  • To accept data that is entered.
  • * 2009 , J Stanley Warford, Computer Systems
    • The program inputs a value for the integer variable num and compares it with the constant integer limit.

    Anagrams

    * English irregular verbs English verbs with base form identical to past participle