output

out-put · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (noun) The amount of something produced by a person, machine, or industry.

  2. 2.

    (noun) The power, energy, or other result supplied by a device or system.

  3. 3.

    (noun, computing) Data produced by a computer or program.

  4. 4.

    (verb) To produce or supply data, power, or results.

Forms

plural: outputs

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    output device — hardware that conveys information from a computer
  • •
    power output — the amount of energy produced

Related words

Antonyms: input
See also: input, production, result, yield
Synonyms: production, result, yield

Etymology

From out + put, meaning "that which is put out" or produced.