Input vs. Impute

Input vs. Impute — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Input and Impute

Inputnoun

The act or process of putting in; infusion.

Imputeverb

(transitive) To attribute or ascribe (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source.

The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness.

Inputnoun

That which is put in, as in an amount.

Imputeverb

To ascribe (sin or righteousness) to someone by substitution.

Inputnoun

Contribution of work or information, as an opinion or advice.

Imputeverb

(transitive) To take into account; to consider; to regard.

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Inputnoun

Something fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process.

Imputeverb

(transitive) To attribute or credit to.

People impute great cleverness to cats.

Inputverb

(transitive) To put in; put on.

Imputeverb

(transitive) To replace missing data with substituted values.

Inputverb

(transitive) To enter data.

The user inputs his date of birth and the computer displays his age.

Imputeverb

attribute or credit to;

We attributed this quotation to ShakespearePeople impute great cleverness to cats
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Inputverb

(transitive) To accept data that is entered.

Imputeverb

attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source;

The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness

Inputnoun

signal going into an electronic system

Inputnoun

any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

Inputverb

enter (data or a program) into a computer