What Does Input Actually Mean?

Creativity of input versus creativity of output.

When you hear the word “input,” do you think of a computer? I do. Perhaps I’m betraying my age, but for me it conjures up images of human fingers touching keys while looking at screens. At its most reductive level, you put something in—words, normally, or code—and you get something out: More words, code, or images. We might also think about input in the…