input/output

[ in-poot-out-poot ]

noun
  1. the process of input or output, encompassing the devices, techniques, media, and data used: A good first step in designing a program is to define the input/output.

adjective
  1. pertaining to input or output: Early input/output devices were slow.Abbreviation: I/O

Origin of input/output

1
First recorded in 1910–15

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British Dictionary definitions for input/output

input/output

nouncomputing
  1. the data or information that is passed into or out of a computer: Abbreviation: I/O

  2. (modifier) concerned with or relating to such passage of data or information

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