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Input Device

nounid 75063·updated May 18, 2026
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a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device

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Attested in

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems1 citation · 1 machine-matched · observed 2026-09-01 under anchor/0.9/36451/2026-09-01
03.05.11 ¶ 2

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
data input device
plural
Input Devices
possessive
Input Device's
pluralpossessive
Input Devices'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device
NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →
§1 · attested_usage_pack_match
No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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