output
output definition
out·put (o̵ut′po̵ot′)
noun
- the work done or amount produced by a person, machine, production line, manufacturing plant, etc., esp. over a given period
- the act of producing
- information, resulting from computer processing, that is delivered to a user, as printout or video display, or transferred to disk or tape
- the act or process of delivering or transferring this information
- Elec.
- the useful voltage, current, or power delivered by amplifiers, generators, receivers, etc. or by a circuit
- the terminal where such energy is delivered
adjective
of or relating to computer output
transitive verb output -·put′, outputting -·put′·ting
to deliver or transfer (computer output)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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