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input vs inputting

Both 'input' and 'inputting' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Input' is a noun referring to data or information entered into a computer or other device. 'Inputting' is the present participle form of the verb 'input,' used when describing the action of entering data or information.

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input

Correct. 'Input' is a noun referring to data or information entered into a computer or other device.

Use 'input' when referring to data or information that is entered into a computer or other device.

Examples:

Please provide your input on this matter.
The system requires user input to function properly.

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Console for input pattern Sandy available in matt white.
Deratingmay be needed underlow input voltages.
Transfer function shows hardly any amplification of that input.
This user input increases the variability because of possible human error.
My input could actually be helpful.
Facultative adaptations express themselves differently depending on input from the environment.
Accessory input - two channel analogue joystick interface.
In addition, LilyPond input is case sensitive.
Higher input variables values mean less frequent signals.
Prevent MPlayer from reading key events from standard input.
Useful when reading data from standard input.
Natasha's neural network regenerates quickly when given educational input.
The input current is below 1mA.
The SDI Splitter supports signal input and output distances.
1 control input for machine running.
Your input, however small, is important.
Compressor/expander filter usable for microphone input.
The LilyPond input syntax occasionally changes.
Both components have pulse/direction input and can work independently.
The organizational responsibility is to provide input on technical issues.

Alternatives:

data entry
information entry
data input

inputting

Correct. 'Inputting' is the present participle form of the verb 'input,' used when describing the action of entering data or information.

Use 'inputting' when describing the ongoing action of entering data or information into a computer or other device.

Examples:

She is currently inputting the data into the system.
The process of inputting information can be time-consuming.

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I'm just inputting the data now.
I'm using Principle Components Analysis and I'm inputting 600 variables to quantify 5,000 fires to create a database that links the fires to the people that set them.
These efforts could also be supported by creating a statistical register of enterprises in the social economy in each European Union Member State and by inputting the data into the EUROSTAT European statistics system.
They are delivering less patient care as they spend more time hunched over their laptops, inputting data that add nothing, currently, to their productivity.
Got the late shift job inputting data at the sports research lab, and...?
The octanol/water partition coefficient of a test substance can be computed by experimentally determining its capacity factor k and then inputting k into the following equation:
Inputting elements from the spectra: creosote, chlorine, PCs...
Perhaps Dr Crusher could get you started inputting your information.
I saw them inputting a lockout protocol just before you guys came in.
We're inputting files into the OCR machine.
You wanted a break from inputting.
I'm inputting and checking operation now
Sorry. Since Claudine left, no one's been inputting the numbers.
I'll be right here, inputting cold case files.
They're just inputting the data from the chain, ma'am.
Okay, would you mind inputting these corrections?
I was inputting our new solar flare requirements to the long-range sensors, and I found out what happened to the ocean.
Sergeant, you don't have to do that. I started inputting the...
Review of data stored in the information system and its deletion shall be carried out by the inputting unit.
I was inputting the surveillance data, and I noticed you and Clark Luthor had quite the romantic dinner.

Alternatives:

entering data
typing information
keying in data

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