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2. Input device
An input device is a piece of hardware that is used to enter data into a computer or device.
Input devices are usually categoried as either manual or automatic.
Examples of manual input devices are:
- keyboard
- mouse
- touchpad
- joystick
- touchscreen
- concept keyboard
- scanner
- graphics tablet
- microphone
- digital camera
Examples of automatic input devices are:
- barcode readers
- optical mark reader (OMR)
- Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)
- Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
- Magnetic stripe readers
- Sensors
- Biometric devices
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