Stdin

Definitions

1. Standard input (file descriptor 0) — the default input stream from which a process reads data, typically connected to the keyboard in an interactive session or to a pipe or file when used in a pipeline.

   In plain English: The default channel through which a program receives input, usually from your keyboard or from another program's output.

   Example: "The script reads JSON from stdin, so you can curl the API and pipe the response straight into it."

Related Terms

• File Handling
• Redirection
• Stdin/Stdout/Stderr
• Reader
• Standard Output
• Stderr
• Stdout
• TTY
• Writer
• Async Stream
• Binary Stream
• Byte Stream
• Circular Buffer