How to say "input" in Japanese
- 入力にゅうりょくnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers input in the technical sense: entering data, text, or information into a computer or system. It also refers to data entry and typing, so it is the word you want for inputting something or for keyboard input.
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbA loanword covering input more broadly, especially information or stimulus taken in mentally — e.g. input from others or study input. Less suited to concrete data-entry contexts, where 入力 is the natural choice.
Use 入力 for the concrete act or fact of entering data, text, or information into a computer or system; use 「インプット」 when borrowing the English word, typically for ideas or information received as mental input.
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