readout
or read-out
[ reed-out ]
/ ˈridˌaʊt /
noun
Computers. the output of information from a computer in readable form.Compare printout. the information displayed on a graduated instrument.
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Origin of readout
First recorded in 1645–55, for an earlier sense; noun use of verb phrase read out
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Words related to readout
admonish,
berate,
castigate,
chastise,
chide,
denounce,
discipline,
rebuff,
rebuke,
reprimand,
reproach,
scold,
abuse,
animadvert,
asperse,
attack,
backbite,
blame,
cavil,
contemn How to use readout in a sentence
Really, is it any wonder that fluoride should freak people out?
For a while yoga and pilates classes were sought out at luxury gyms like Equinox.
On Thursday, Garcetti ruled himself out of the race to succeed Boxer.
Police officials told the AP that they came out with guns blazing.
“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
And he was gone, and out of sight on the swift galloping Benito, before Father Gaspara bethought himself.
Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
Liszt looked at it, and to her fright and dismay cried out in a fit of impatience, "No, I won't hear it!"
But Mrs. Dodd, the present vicar's wife, retained the precious prerogative of choosing the book to be read at the monthly Dorcas.
The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them.
British Dictionary definitions for readout
verb (adverb)
(tr) to read (something) aloud
to retrieve information from a computer memory or storage device
(tr) US and Canadian to expel (someone) from a political party or other society
noun read-out
- the act of retrieving information from a computer memory or storage device
- the information retrieved
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