noun
ingestion
ihn-JEHST-shuhn
noun
1
The act of taking something into the body, such as food, drink, or medicine.
"Ingestion of the tablet should be with plenty of water."
2
The process of feeding data into a computer system.
"The pipeline handles ingestion of thousands of files a day."
How to Use Ingestion
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe act of taking something in — used for swallowing substances and for loading data into software.
Common pairings
accidental ingestion
data ingestion
Word Forms
ingestions plural
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Etymology
From Latin ingestio, "a pouring in," related to "ingest."