feed in
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Definition
- Verb (transitive):
- To introduce or insert something continuously into a machine, system, or process: The action of supplying material, data, or energy in a steady, ongoing manner to be processed or used.
Usage
- The core meaning involves a continuous action of supplying an input. It often implies a mechanical or systematic process where one thing (the object) is put into another (the machine/system).
- It is commonly used in technical, industrial, or computing contexts.
Examples
- Verb:
- You need to feed in the paper carefully to avoid a jam. (You need to insert the paper continuously and carefully.)
- The program feeds in data from the external sensors. (The program continuously introduces data from the sensors.)
- Please feed the documents in one at a time. (Please insert the documents continuously, one after another.)
Advanced Usage
- "to feed information into a computer": To input data continuously or in a stream.
- The researcher fed the survey results into the database for analysis.
- The phrasal verb can sometimes be separated, with the object placed between "feed" and "in" (e.g., ).
Variants and Related Words
- Input (verb/noun): To put data into a computer system; the data that is put in. (A more general synonym in computing contexts.)
- Load (verb): To put a quantity of something into a machine or container, often in a batch rather than continuously.
- Insert (verb): To put something into something else, but not necessarily continuously.
Synonyms
- Insert continuously
- Supply
- Input (in technical contexts)
- Channel in
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Feed into (something): To flow or lead into; to become a part of a larger system or process.
- These small streams feed into the main river.
- Public opinion feeds into the government's decision-making process.(Note: This is a related but distinct phrasal verb meaning "to contribute to.")
Related Idioms
Verb
- introduce continuously
- feed carrots into a food processor