# output

Pronunciation: US say "OWT-puut" /ˈaʊtpʊt/; UK

## Noun

1. The total amount produced, created, or completed, especially over a given period or from a given effort.
   - Simple: The amount of something that a person, machine, or business makes or finishes.
   - _Economists tracked the nation's industrial output over the decade._
   - _The mill's output doubled once the new machinery was installed._
2. The data a computer sends out: to a device such as a monitor or printer, or from one program to another.
   - Simple: Information that a computer sends out, such as text on a screen or a printed page.
   - _The script wrote its output to a log file._
   - _Each function returns its output to the calling program._
3. How much power a given system, such as an engine or generator, produces.
   - Simple: The amount of power that a machine or system produces.
   - _Engineers measured the generator's output during the test._
   - _The plant's electrical output peaks during the afternoon._
6. The terminal through which data or power is delivered from the source.
   - Simple: The point or socket where power or data leaves a machine.
   - _Connect the monitor to the graphics card's output._
   - _The power supply's main output feeds the motherboard._
7. The volume of a body fluid, such as blood or urine, that flows in a given time.
   - Simple: The amount of fluid, such as urine or blood, that the body lets out over time.
   - _The nurse recorded the patient's urine output throughout the night._
   - _Reduced cardiac output left the patient feeling weak and dizzy._

## Verb

4. To send data out of a computer: to a device such as a monitor or printer, or to another program.
   - Simple: To send data out of a computer to a screen, printer, or another program.
   - _The script will output a summary when it finishes._
   - _Most tools output their results in plain text._
5. To produce, create, or complete something.
   - Simple: To make, create, or finish something.
   - _The new system can output reports far faster than before._
   - _Skilled teams output high-quality work even under tight deadlines._

## Origin

Formed from "out" plus the verb "put," as a noun made from the phrase "put out."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/output (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).