にゅうりょくたんし
noun
input terminal; input jack
technicalelectronicstechnology
1. input terminal; input jack; input port
The socket on a device through which a signal comes in — the audio, video, or data connector you plug an incoming cable into. The counterpart of 出力端子(しゅつりょくたんし).
入力端子(にゅうりょくたんし)ケーブル()()
You plug the cable into the input jack.
このアンプ入力端子(にゅうりょくたんし)(よっ)ある
This amplifier has four input terminals.
If the picture does not appear, first check the connection at the input terminal.
Because the TV is old, the type of input terminal does not match today's devices.

端子(たんし) is the general word for an electrical terminal or connector, so the pattern 入力(にゅうりょく)出力(しゅつりょく) + 端子(たんし) names the direction the signal travels.

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