output

American  

[out-poot] / ˈaʊtˌpʊt /

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.

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.

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verb (used with or without object)

outputted, output, outputting

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

2. to produce; turn out.

output British  

/ ˈaʊtˌpʊt /

noun

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

   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 signal

   output device

   output tax

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verb

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

output Scientific  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• superoutput noun

Etymology

Origin of output

First recorded in 1855–60; out- + put

Example Sentences

A dollar of output is less energy-intensive generally and less oil-intensive specifically.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

This fealty to a handful of characters would continue throughout his career, but the result is that the whole of his output feels dull in comparison to his individual works.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Early testing showed consistent performance across the array, with stable output and support for high-speed data transmission.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

The move aims to expand oil output and American foreign investment, ending prohibitions for U.S. companies doing business with Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

I hooked it up to my RTG water heater and put both the input and output lines into the tub.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Related Words

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• crop
• gain
• harvest
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• product
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• yield