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Input vs Incoming - What's the difference?

input | incoming |

As nouns the difference between input and incoming

is that input is the act or process of putting in; infusion while incoming is the act of coming in; arrival.

As a verb input

is to put in; put on.

As an adjective incoming is

coming (or about to come) in.

As an interjection incoming is

a warning that something is coming towards you; especially enemy artillery fire.

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

    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.

    incoming

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Coming (or about to come) in.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Fenella Saunders, magazine=(American Scientist)
  • , title= Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture , passage=The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.}}
  • Succeeding to an office.
  • Antonyms

    * outgoing

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of coming in; arrival
  • Interjection

    incoming!
  • (military) a warning that something is coming towards you; especially enemy artillery fire
  • Anagrams

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