output
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.
Computers. to transfer (information) from internal storage to an external medium.
to produce; turn out.
Origin of output
1Other words from output
- su·per·out·put, noun
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How to use output in a sentence
To calculate this derivative I have to pass in this output node.
This AI whiz could be the next Elon Musk or Steve Jobs, but first she has to navigate being 18 | Taylor Telford | November 5, 2020 | Washington PostMany countries, including those most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, are still pleading for the United States to do more to cut the world’s carbon output.
As U.S. leaves Paris accord, climate policy hangs on election outcome | Brady Dennis, Juliet Eilperin, Dino Grandoni | November 5, 2020 | Washington PostBetween 2017 and 2018, the median income dropped even as economic output increased.
In 2016, the company was producing 12 to 15 videos per week, but by 2019, the output was reduced to less than 10 videos per week, per former employees.
‘Two very, very different companies’: Why CNN’s Great Big Story failed to survive | Tim Peterson | November 2, 2020 | DigidayFor each challenge, competitors will be given a problem description, a sample data set, and an expected output to make the desired order and formatting clear.
Solve coding challenges at Runcode.ninja online competition, Nov. 6-9 | Jim Salter | October 30, 2020 | Ars Technica
British Dictionary definitions for output
/ (ˈaʊtˌpʊt) /
the act of production or manufacture
Also called: outturn the amount produced, as in a given period: a high weekly output
the material produced, manufactured, yielded, etc
electronics
the power, voltage, or current delivered by a circuit or component
the point at which the signal is delivered
the power, energy, or work produced by an engine or a system
computing
the information produced by a computer
the operations and devices involved in producing this information: See also input/output
(modifier) of or relating to electronic, computer, or other output: output signal; output device; output tax
computing to cause (data) to be emitted as output
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Scientific definitions for output
[ out′put′ ]
The energy, power, or work produced by a system or device.
The information that a computer produces by processing a specific input. Compare input device.
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