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Insertion vs Input - What's the difference?

insertion | input |

As nouns the difference between insertion and input

is that insertion is the act of inserting, or something inserted while input is the act or process of putting in; infusion.

As a verb input is

to put in; put on.

insertion

English

(wikipedia insertion)

Noun

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

    • Derived terms

    * leaf insertion

    Antonyms

    * (act of inserting) deletion * (anatomy) origin * (genetics) deletion

    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