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{{Short description|Method for generating non-native characters on devices}}
{{Short description|Method for generating non-native characters on devices}}An '''input method''' (or '''input method editor''', commonly abbreviated '''IME''') is an operating system component or program that enables users to generate characters not natively available on their input devices by using sequences of characters (or mouse operations) that are available to them. Using an input method is usually necessary for languages that have more graphemes than there are keys on the keyboard.▼
[[File:Typing 있습니다 in Dubeolsik keyboard layout.gif|thumb|An animation shows how an input method produces [[Korean language and computers|Korean texts]].]]
For instance, on the computer, this allows the user of Latin keyboards to input Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Indic characters. On hand-held devices, it enables the user to type on the numeric keypad to enter Latin alphabet characters (or any other alphabet characters) or touch a screen display to input text. On some operating systems, an input method is also used to define the behavior of the dead keys.▼
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▲For instance, on the computer, this allows the user of [[Latin alphabet|Latin]] [[Keyboard layout|keyboards]] to input [[Chinese characters|Chinese]], [[Japanese writing system|Japanese]], [[Hangul|Korean]] and [[Indic script|Indic]] characters. On hand-held devices, it enables the user to type on the [[Telephone keypad|numeric keypad]] to enter [[Latin alphabet|Latin alphabet characters]] (or any other alphabet characters) or touch a screen display to input text. On some operating systems, an input method is also used to define the behavior of the [[Dead key|dead keys]].
==Implementations==
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