English Explanatory Dictionary

output

English dictionary entry

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. Production; quantity produced, created, or completed.
  3. Data 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.
  4. The flow rate of body liquids such as blood and urine.
  5. The amount of power produced by a particular system.
  6. The terminal through which the data or power is delivered from the source, output terminal.
verb
  1. To produce, create, or complete.
  2. To 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈaʊtpʊt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-output.wav

Word forms

output outputs outputting outputted

Etymology

From out + (verb) put; nominalisation of put out.

Related words

input

Derived words

cardiac output economic output industrial output input-output section input-output table multioutput netput nonoutput output area output arm output rating outputter reoutput
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