ingestion
ingestion Lexical Profile
ingestion Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The process of taking food, drink, medicine, or another substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it.
"Accidental ingestion of household cleaning chemicals requires immediate medical attention."
The process of importing, transferring, or loading data from various sources into a database or storage system for immediate use or analysis.
"The cloud platform automates data ingestion from thousands of remote sensors in real time."
The drawing in of foreign matter, such as birds, ice, or volcanic ash, into the air intake of a jet engine.
"Pilots are trained to handle engine failure caused by bird ingestion during takeoff."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'ingestion' (the act of taking food or liquid into the body) with 'digestion' (the subsequent biological process of breaking down that food inside the digestive tract).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 17th century from Late Latin ingestio, derived from the Latin verb ingerere ('to carry in, pour in'), formed from in- ('into') and gerere ('to carry').