An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

1. The current, voltage, or driving force applied to an electric or electronic circuit or device.
   
2. Computers: Data which is transferred from outer external storage elements to the internal storage of a computer. → output.

Etymology (EN): From → in- + put, from M.E. put(t)en “to push, thrust, put;” O.E. *putian.

Etymology (PE): Darundâd, from darun “in” → in-,
→ intra-, + dâd “given,” p.p. of dâdan “to give” (Mid.Pers. dâdan “to give,” O.Pers./Av. dā- “to give, grant, yield,” akin to L. data, → datum).