printout

American  

[print-out] / ˈprɪntˌaʊt /

Or print-out

noun

Computers.

• printouts
  plural

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• printouts
  plural

Etymology

Origin of printout

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

printout printouts

They gave her a black-and-white printout of the image instead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 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

“But I can appreciate what you’re saying,” he continued, before handing me a printout of an article titled “Slowing Down as the World Speeds Up.”

From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025

The printout I bring to the Getty contains references to houses, nodes and aspect patterns that mean nothing to me, but Garfield makes quick work of interpreting the language.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024

Nancy stuffed the printout of Deirdre's photo back into her pocket.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene

Why not make big printouts of the digital collages and call it a day?

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026

Accredited witnesses are handed a copy and paper printouts of the tallies are also transported to the CNE by the military.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2024

Conway then joked that he never actually received the printouts because of poor delivery service and Collins countered that the Truth Social printouts were probably still in her bag.

From Slate ● May 20, 2024

As Vatican officers passed around printouts of the pope’s speech to the participants, he added some brief off-the-cuff remarks and led a prayer and a blessing.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024

The printouts of the photo, all cruelly drawn on.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu