entering
Crossing the threshold
Entering is the act of going into or coming inside a place, state, or condition.
You enter a room, enter a competition, or enter a new phase of life.
Entering data means inputting it into a system: She spent the afternoon entering figures into the spreadsheet.
The word captures the moment of crossing a threshold—physical, digital, or figurative.
Hole-making by rotation
- boringFailing to engage interest
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- puncturingMaking holes by piercing
- tunnelingDigging underground passages
embedding · infiltrating · breaching · incising · penetrating · injecting · inserting · invading
Passage into a room
- gatewayPoint of access
- keypadButton array for input
- passwordAuthentication string
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
badge · swipe · fob · biometrics · turnstile · checkpoint · clearance · security
Ceremonial set of actions
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- inductionFormal admission process
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
enlistment · enrollment · debut · pledging · apprenticeship · novitiate · matriculation · consecration
Initiating an action
- commencingBeginning to happen
- embarkingBeginning a voyage
- launchingSetting something in motion
- openingGap or start
initiating · undertaking · venturing · onset · outset · threshold · dawn · kickoff
Array of input keys
- typingEntering text via keyboard
- inputData received for processing
- formShape or document
- fieldArea of specialty
submission · logging · recording · database · spreadsheet · cursor · textbox · autofill
Aviation passenger facility
- destinationIntended arrival point
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- reunionGathering after separation
- disembarkExit a vehicle
immigration · customs · baggage · terminal · passport · jetlag · greet · homecoming
Formal recording of participation
- signupAct of enrolling
- contestantCompetition participant
- applicantOne who formally requests
- submissionYielding to another's will
qualifier · tryout · audition · enrollment · nomination · candidacy · entrant · participant
drilling
Hole-making by rotation
- boringFailing to engage interest
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- puncturingMaking holes by piercing
tunneling · embedding · infiltrating · breaching · incising · penetrating · injecting · inserting · invading · permeating
doorway
Passage into a room
authentication · badge · swipe · fob · biometrics · turnstile · checkpoint · clearance · security · keycard
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- inductionFormal admission process
inauguration · enlistment · enrollment · debut · pledging · apprenticeship · novitiate · matriculation · consecration · ordination
starting
Initiating an action
- commencingBeginning to happen
- embarkingBeginning a voyage
- launchingSetting something in motion
opening · initiating · undertaking · venturing · onset · outset · threshold · dawn · kickoff · inception
keyboard
Array of input keys
field · submission · logging · recording · database · spreadsheet · cursor · textbox · autofill · upload
airport
Aviation passenger facility
- destinationIntended arrival point
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- reunionGathering after separation
disembark · immigration · customs · baggage · terminal · passport · jetlag · greet · homecoming · touchdown
registration
Formal recording of participation
- signupAct of enrolling
- contestantCompetition participant
- applicantOne who formally requests
submission · qualifier · tryout · audition · enrollment · nomination · candidacy · entrant · participant · contender
- ways to participateattending, joining, volunteering, competing, participating
- business proceduresrecording, processing, documenting, approving, verifying
- drivingdrive, steering, driver, acceleration, motorist
- arrivalarrival, coming, incoming, inbound, advent
- inputtyping, keyboard input, clicking, touch input, tapping
- falconryfalcon, falconer, hood, gauntlet, jesses
enteringexiting
Going out from
leaving · departing · going out · egress · withdrawing
enteringleaving
Act of going away
quitting · exiting · withdrawing · departing · dropping out
- breaking and enteringIllegally forcing entry somewhere
- entering the equationBecoming part of consideration
enter, entry, entrance, enterprise, entered, enters, enter into