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A Resistor does exactly what the name suggests, it creates resistance.

More precisely, it creates resistance for the flow of electrons, effectively limiting the amount of current flowing through it(and via ohms law, limits voltage).

To answer the question, A resistor isn't an input or output device, it behaves the same way no matter how you turn it and it can be placed on the input of a component(or circuit) aswell as the output.

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