Meaning | A device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device. |
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Synonym | data input device |
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Narrower | computer keyboard, keypad | A keyboard that is a data input device for computers |
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joystick | A manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions |
scanner, digital scanner, image scanner | An electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer |
Broader | peripheral, computer peripheral, peripheral device | (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer |
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Spanish | dispositivo de entrada |
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Catalan | dispositiu d'entrada |
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