input method

English

input method (plural input methods)

(computing) A set of mnemonics for inputting a foreign script or exotic symbols not found on a physical keyboard.
(computing) By extension, a program that facilitates input using these mnemonics.

(program that facilitates the input of foreign scripts): input method editor, IME

set of mnemonics for inputting a foreign script

program that facilitates the input of foreign scripts

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Cantonese: 輸入法 / 输入法 (syu¹ jap⁶ faat³)

Mandarin: 輸入法 / 输入法 (zh) (shūrùfǎ)
Finnish: syöttötapa (fi)
French: méthode de saisie f
Hindi: please add this translation if you can
Japanese: 入力システム (nyūryoku shisutemu, literally “input system”), 入力 (ja) (nyūryoku, literally “input”) (used in the names of such programs)
Korean: 입력기 (imnyeokgi)
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: método de entrada m
Vietnamese: bộ gõ (vi), thâu nhập pháp, trình chỉnh sửa phương thức nhập