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Which is the correct spelling: 'inputer' or inputter'?

Question #25960. Asked by Dunc.

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Inputter

'The recommended forms for three special cases (especially in the language of computers) are formatting (present participle), formatted (past tense and past {participle);} inputting (present participle), inputted or input (past tense and past {participle);} outputting (present participle), outputted or output (past tense and past participle).'

The New Fowler's Modern English Usage, %A9 Oxford University Press 1968

Jan 05 2003, 6:51 AM
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