| Subject | English | Japanese |
| comp., MS | audio input device | オーディオ入力デバイス (An audio input device records music and voice input into your computer. Examples of audio input devices are CD-ROM players and microphones) |
| comp. | n auxiliary input device | 補助入力装置 |
| phys. | graphic input device | 図形入力装置 (づけい・にゅうりょく・そうち) |
| comp., MS | handwriting input device | 手書き入力デバイス (A tool, such as a digital pen and tablet, used to enter text by writing instead of typing. Along with writing tablets, you can use 3-D drawing or Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) tablets, or a tablet-PC. You can also write by moving your mouse on the mouse pad) |
| comp. | n input device | 入力機構 |
| comp., MS | input device | 入力デバイス (A peripheral device whose purpose is to allow the user to provide input to a computer system. Examples of input devices are keyboards, mice, joysticks, and styluses) |
| tech. | input device | 人力装置 (にゅうりょくそうち) |
| gen. | n input device | 入力装置 |
| comp. | n logical input device | 論理入力装置 |
| comp. | n physical input device | 物理入力装置 |