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output

2 syllables · also outputted, outputting
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As a noun, output means that which is produced by something, especially that which is produced within a particular time period or from a particular effort. As a verb, it means produce, create, or complete.

Meanings of output

11 meanings

noun

  1. That which is produced by something, especially that which is produced within a particular time period or from a particular effort.

  2. economicsProduction; quantity produced, created, or completed.

    “The factory increased its output this year.”

  3. computingData sent out of the computer, as to output device such as a monitor or printer, or data sent from one program on the computer to another.

    “a six-page output; six pages of output”

  4. medicineThe flow rate of body liquids such as blood and urine.

  5. electrical engineeringThe amount of power produced by a particular system.

  6. Final product; the things produced

    Similar: end product
  7. Production of a certain amount

    Similar: yield
  8. Signal that comes out of an electronic system

    Similar: output signal

verb

  1. economicsTo produce, create, or complete.

    “We output 1400 units last year.”

  2. computingTo send data out of a computer, as to an output device such as a monitor or printer, or to send data from one program on the computer to another.

    “When I hit enter, it outputs a bunch of numbers.”

  3. To create or manufacture a specific amount

    “the computer is outputting the data from the job I'm running”

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: final product; the things produced
end product
noun: production of a certain amount
noun: signal that comes out of an electronic system
output signal
noun: the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is create…
noun: what is produced in a given time period
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