data input device

Synonyms:

input device

Types:

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

digital scanner, image scanner, scanner

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

Type of:

computer peripheral, peripheral, peripheral device

(computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer