data input device

Definitions of data input device

1. noun

   a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device
   synonyms: input device

   types:

   computer keyboard, keypad

   a keyboard that is a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard

   joystick

   a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers

   digital scanner, image scanner, scanner

   an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer

   type of:

   computer peripheral, peripheral, peripheral device

   (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer