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

In 2023, it was the world’s 9th biggest producer of oil, with output of nearly 4 million barrels a day, with a 4% share of the world’s total output, according to the Energy Information Administration.

From MarketWatch

In 2023, it was the world’s 9th biggest producer of oil, with output of nearly 4 million barrels a day, with a 4% share of the world’s total output, according to the Energy Information Administration.

From MarketWatch

When he finally achieved fame, he sought to maximize his output to compensate for his time in the wilderness.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said Chevron was poised to sharply increase its output of Venezuelan oil.

From Los Angeles Times

And there are already questions around how on earth it will be enforced - Grok only came under the spotlight because it was publishing its output on X.

From BBC

Related Words

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