printout

American  

[print-out] / ˈprɪntˌaʊt /

Or print-out

noun

Computers.

1. output produced by a printer, generally on continuous sheets of paper.

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Etymology

Origin of printout

First recorded in 1950–55; noun use of verb phrase print out

Example Sentences

I couldn’t get directions since Google Maps wouldn’t load—and I didn’t have my MapQuest printout because it wasn’t 2002.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Trump’s post Thursday appeared to be a photograph of a printout, which was labeled “Council of Economic Advisers.”

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

During the chorus of their 1988 music video for “A Little Respect,” composer Vince Clarke hands vocalist Andy Bell a tiny printout of the word “RESPECT.”

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025

Additionally, a count of the paper receipts is also conducted at each individual polling station to confirm the machine's printout is correct.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024

One stack of papers was a copyedited manuscript—basically a printout from a computer file that had been marked up in colored pencil with a bunch of edit marks.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman