How to Say “Input and Output” in Spanish

entrada y salida
/entɾada i salida/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "input and output" is translated as entrada y salida.
In computing, this phrase refers to the data provided to a system and the data produced by it. When you need to be more specific and refer to "data input and output," you should use datos de entrada y datos de salida.

Which one should you use?

You can use the more descriptive datos de entrada y datos de salida if you specifically want to emphasize the data itself.

Is it said differently in some regions?

In some Latin American countries, the phrase entrada y salida de datos is used to refer to data input and output.

How do you pronounce it?

/entɾada i salida/

Did you know?

  • In a culinary context, an entrada refers to an appetizer or a first course of a meal.
  • Outside of computing, entrada is the standard word for a ticket to a cinema or a stadium.
  • While entrada y salida is common, Spanish speakers often use the acronym E/S to denote I/O in technical documentation.

Examples in context

  • la entrada es importante
    The input is important
  • El sistema procesa la entrada y salida de datos.
    The system processes the input and output of data.
  • Necesitamos revisar la entrada y salida del servidor.
    We need to check the server's input and output.
  • Hay un error en la entrada y salida de información.
    There is an error in the information input and output.

Example conversation

Mateo and María are discussing a technical error in their office.

  1. María

    Mateo, ¿puedes revisar la entrada y salida de este equipo?
    Mateo, can you check the input and output of this device?
  2. Mateo

    Claro, María. Voy a ver qué sucede.
    Sure, María. I'm going to see what's happening.
  3. María

    Parece que el flujo de datos es muy lento.
    It seems like the data flow is very slow.
  4. Mateo

    Tienes razón, hay un problema de comunicación.
    You are right, there is a communication problem.

Sources

  • IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
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