Input/output - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Input/output : 

(I/O) Communication between a computer and its users, its storage devices, other computers (via a network) or the outside world. The devices the computer uses to do this are called "{peripherals". What actually counts as I/O depends on what level of detail you are considering, e.g. communication between processors would not be considered I/O when considering a multiprocessor as a single system.

Important aspects of I/O are throughput, latency, and whether the communications is synchronous or asynchronous (using some kind of buffer).

(2003-12-04)



Example Usage of Input/output

bluemarbleterra: @AndrewMueller context . attribution . rights over what is input & output . My wooden nickel.
melvinwang: @jamielingliu can you give an example Input/output
Monty588: @LiciSoloDolo thats whats up...mine ended straight. grades wasn't as good as i'd liked for them to be. but hey, input = output ya know
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