ingest

verb

1. (transitive)To take (a substance, e.g., food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract.
2. (broadly, transitive)To cause (an undesired object or fluid) to enter the engine, generally via the intake.

   “The plane's engine ingested a large bird and flamed out.”

3. (transitive)To bring or import into a system.

   “While this might seem like more than enough computing power for these purposes, the same machine is also used to ingest, archive and distribute TRMM data to the user community.”

noun

1. (uncountable)The process of importing data or other material into a system.

   “Film is a physical, photochemical medium that requires a significant transformation process for ingest into the electronic/digital domain of television.”

   “Material received by the BSF for ingest into storage, and the items being picked and refilled, are all processed in an ancillary hall next to the high-density storage area.”