I/O

I/O

(computer science)

input/output

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I/O

Input/Output

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I/O

(1) See information operations.

(2) (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the computer's CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer consists of input and output operations; hence the term "I/O." A transfer is either output from the CPU and input to the peripheral or output from the peripheral and input to the CPU. See PC input/output.

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