out-put

noun

the act of turning out; production: the factory's output of cars; artistic output.

the quantity or amount produced, as in a given time: to increase one's daily output.

the material produced or yield; product.

the current, voltage, power, or signal produced by an electrical or electronic circuit or device. Compare input ( def 4 ).

Computers.

information in a form suitable for transmission from internal to external units of a computer, or to an outside medium.

the process of transferring data from internal storage to an external medium, as paper or microfilm.

the power or force produced by a machine.

verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

Computers. to transfer (information) from internal storage to an external medium.

to produce; turn out.

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Origin:
1855–60; out- + put

Related forms

su·per·out·put, noun

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output (ˈaʊtˌpʊt)

—n
1.	the act of production or manufacture
2.	Also called: outturn the amount produced, as in a given period: a high weekly output
3.	the material produced, manufactured, yielded, etc
4.	electronics
	a. the power, voltage, or current delivered by a circuit or component
	b. the point at which the signal is delivered
5.	the power, energy, or work produced by an engine or a system
6.	computing
	a. the information produced by a computer
	b. See also input/output the operations and devices involved in producing this information
7.	(modifier) of or relating to electronic, computer, or other output: output signal; output device; output tax

—vb , -puts, -putting, -put, -putted
8.	computing to cause (data) to be emitted as output

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output

1839, from out and put. Till c.1880, a technical term in the iron and coal trade. The verb is attested from c.1300, originally "to expel;" meaning "to produce" is from 1858.

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Medical Dictionary

output out·put (out'p&oobreve;t')
n.
The amount produced, ejected, or excreted by an entity during a specified time.

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output

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t') Pronunciation Key

The energy, power, or work produced by a system or device.
The information that a computer produces by processing a specific input.

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