Entering your name vs you can input your name

Both phrases are grammatically correct and convey the same meaning of providing your name for a specific purpose. The choice between them depends on the context and personal preference.

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Entering your name

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to the action of typing or writing your name in a form or field.

This phrase is often used in the context of filling out forms, creating accounts, or providing personal information where you are required to type or write your name.

Examples:

Please start by entering your name in the designated field.
The system prompts you to continue by entering your name and email address.
Entering your name is the first step in the registration process.

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If you are not logged in, you are automatically redirected to the login page. After entering your user name (login) and password, you get back to the Select Classification page.
They shall be respected in the communication between Sirene Bureaux (see also Section 2.10 on entering proper names).
Useractions can be grouped in categories for better distinction. Choose a existing Category or create a new one by entering a name.
Run a program by entering its name in a simple dialog box.
create a new name by entering the name in the text field.
Word has reached ear you spoke my name upon entering gate, claiming business.
Word has reached ear you spoke my name upon entering gate, claiming business.
Maybe Vinnie was entering his anagram name in order to throw the selectors off the scent.
The action name should correctly describe the action. After entering a name and clicking OK, the Edit Action dialog will show to allow you to set up the action properties.
...that you can filter on any header by simply entering its name in the first edit field of a search rule?
Commission Regulation (EU) No 675/2010 of 28 July 2010 entering a name in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed (Traditionally Farmed Gloucestershire Old Spots Pork (TSG))
...that you can rapidly locate a function by entering part of its name (case-insensitive) into the edit line of the toolbar and hit return?
You can search for a plug-in by name by entering part or all of the name in the Search: text box and clicking on the Search by Name button. The left part of the dialog then displays the matches found.
You can search for a plug-in by name by entering part or all of the name in the Search: text box. The left part of the dialog then displays the matches found.
This, then, is my question: would your Government, as the incumbent of the presidency of the Union, agree to propose to the Council that it consider the possibility of entering the name of Georgia in the list of applicant countries?
Begin entering your warp field equations.
Upon entering the hall, please give your name, age, and full correct address to the registration officer!
We will be entering your rendezvous area ahead of you, Captain Grinkov.
I see a good-looking man entering your life.
You've got a masked man entering your vault.

Alternatives:

typing your name
writing your name
inputting your name
providing your name
submitting your name

you can input your name

This phrase is correct and commonly used when suggesting or allowing someone to provide their name for a specific purpose.

This phrase is often used in a more informal or suggestive tone to indicate that the action of providing your name is optional or permissible.