"input device" meaning in English

See input device in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: input devices [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} input device (plural input devices)
  1. (computing) Any of many hardware devices that provide input (from a user or elsewhere) to a computer. Wikipedia link: input device Categories (topical): Computing Hyponyms: joystick, keyboard, keypad, light gun, light pen, microphone, mouse, trackball, trackpad, webcam

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