output

[ out-poot ]

noun

1. the act of turning out; production:

   the factory's output of cars; artistic output.

2. the quantity or amount produced, as in a given time:

   to increase one's daily output.

3. the material produced or yield; product.
4. the current, voltage, power, or signal produced by an electrical or electronic circuit or device. Compare input ( def 4 ).
5. Computers.
   1. information in a form suitable for transmission from internal to external units of a computer, or to an outside medium.
   2. the process of transferring data from internal storage to an external medium, as paper or microfilm.
6. the power or force produced by a machine.

verb (used with or without object)

outputted or output, outputting.

1. Computers. to transfer (information) from internal storage to an external medium.
2. to produce; turn out.

output

/ ˈaʊtˌpʊt /

noun

1. the act of production or manufacture
2. Also calledoutturn the amount produced, as in a given period

   a high weekly output

3. the material produced, manufactured, yielded, etc
4. electronics
   1. the power, voltage, or current delivered by a circuit or component
   2. the point at which the signal is delivered
5. the power, energy, or work produced by an engine or a system
6. computing
   1. the information produced by a computer
   2. the operations and devices involved in producing this information See also input/output
7. modifier of or relating to electronic, computer, or other output

   output device

   output signal

   output tax

verb

1. computing to cause (data) to be emitted as output

output

/ out′pt′ /

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

Other Word Forms

• super·output noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of output¹

First recorded in 1855–60; out- + put

Example Sentences

Growth in the world's second largest economy was underscored by strong retail sales and promising factory output.

From BBC

But it remains to be seen what size it is, how many cylinders it will have, whether it will be turbocharged, and how big a proportion hybrid will be of the total power output.

From BBC

The city was founded in 1781 and grew up on railroads and oil, at one time accounting for as much as 25% of the world’s oil output.

From Los Angeles Times

She added: "It's essential that the industry does not become too skewed towards large streamers, which risks the homogenisation of content and the loss of much of the UK's unique and distinctive output."

From BBC

Yet when Lund and his staff crunched the numbers for goals, assists and pre-assists, they realised the 15-year-old's output was double that of the next best player.

From BBC

Related Words

• amount
• crop
• gain
• harvest
• manufacturing
• product
• production
• productivity
• profit
• yield