data input device

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

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

computer peripheral, peripheral, peripheral device - (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals"

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

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* Includes a signal and trigger output for use with external oscilloscope or other data input device. Digital calibration means no special bar required.

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The system includes a radio, a helmet-mounted display, and a handheld data input device. The wiring for the system is integrated into a protective vest.

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In this model, a declarative description of how a data object should behave is attached to the object, either by a user or by a data input device. A widespread infrastructure of self-administering data handlers is presumed to exist; these handlers are responsible for carrying out the specifications attached to the data.

Toward a Model of Self-Administering Data

We all know the familiar phrase "garbage in--garbage out." The successful selection and implementation of an effective, efficient and easily adopted data input device can make or break the program.