printout
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of printout
First recorded in 1950–55; noun use of verb phrase print out
Example Sentences
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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
“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
Behind it are printout machines, row on row of them; these machines are known as Holy Rollers, but only among us, it’s a disrespectful nickname.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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