Hypernym

peripheral 1

noun

electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer

input/output device 1

noun

A device which has the ability to accept outputted, inputted or other processed data.

data input device 1

noundomain: artefact

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Synonyms

input device 1
a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device

Hyponym

computer keyboard 1

noun

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

scanner 2

noun

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

game controller 1

noun

a device used with games or entertainment systems to provide input to a video game, typically to control an object or character in the game.

memory card reader 1

noun

a device, typically having a USB interface, for accessing the data on a memory card such as a CompactFlash (CF), Secure Digital (SD) or MultiMediaCard (MMC).

punched card reader 1

noun

A punched card reader or just card reader is a computer input device used to read executable computer programs, source code, and data from punched cards.