outputs

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of output.

   The two solar panels produced very different outputs over the same period.

   Analysts tracked the regional outputs of grain across several growing seasons.

   Note

   Counting is what the plural adds. Output works both as a mass noun and as a count noun, and outputs treats each yield as a separate quantity: one per panel, per region, per season. For a single overall total, the uncountable singular does the job. The plural covers every branch of the noun: production figures, data sent from a computer, power from a system, bodily flow rates, and the output terminals on a device.

2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of output.

   The program outputs the results as a plain text file.

   Each turbine outputs enough power to supply several hundred homes.

   Note

   The verb shares its spelling with the plural noun. A program outputs a file, and its outputs are the files themselves. Position tells them apart: after a singular subject it is a verb, and after a word such as its or the it is a noun. As a verb it means producing in general, or, in computing, sending data to a screen, a printer or another program.

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