The op-amp inputs draw ``bias'' current, i.e., there is current
flowing into the op-amp inverting (
) input and current
flowing into the
op-amp non-inverting (
) input. This is in contradiction to the op-amp rule that no
current flows into the inputs, but that rule is an idealization.
Inside the 741 op-amp (and similar), there are actually bipolar
transistors, and the op-amp inputs actually go right into bipolar transistor bases
(see the schematic on p. 7 of the 741 data sheet). So the bias currents are the transistor base currents,
which are small but non-zero.
Op-amps made of FETs will typically have much smaller input bias currents.