output

1 of 2

noun

out·​put ˈau̇t-ˌpu̇t How to pronounce output (audio)
1
: something produced: such as
a
: mineral, agricultural, or industrial production
steel output
b
: mental or artistic production
literary output
c
: the amount produced by a person in a given time
d
: power or energy produced or delivered by a machine or system (as for storage or for conversion in kind or in characteristics)
generator output
solar X-ray output
e
: the information produced by a computer
2
: the act, process, or an instance of producing
3
: the terminal for the output on an electrical device

output

2 of 2

verb

outputted or output; outputting

transitive verb

: to produce as output

Examples of output in a Sentence

Noun stars with large energy outputs The computer's output is shown on this screen. outputs of up to 400 watts the television's video and audio outputs Verb Computers output data very quickly.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The growth in factory output might be driven by strong exports demand. Laura He, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024 Think zinc In addition to increasing the output of white blood cells, zinc plays an active role in bolstering the immune system by activating enzymes that break down proteins found in viruses and bacteria. Georgia Day, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2024 Enbridge argues that thousands of jobs and billions in economic output will be lost if Line 5 is shut down. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024 The Filipino contractors effectively functioned as artificial artificial intelligence, simulating the output of software algorithms that had yet to be completed. IEEE Spectrum, 13 Mar. 2024 The output of its blast furnaces formed the tanks, planes and aircraft carriers that helped win World War II, as well as the automobiles and appliances that consumers purchased during the postwar boom. Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024 Just as film studios have largely shifted toward tentpole and franchise fare in their output, the Oscar nominations have increasingly highlighted indie and international films. Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024 Open source models are proving increasingly popular with companies that are seeking more control over both the output of generative AI models and ways to reduce the cost of generative AI applications. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2024 If your output wasn’t laser-focussed, the system would quietly shunt you away. Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2024
Verb
The new Pro version has a larger 150W GaN power supply and is capable of outputting up to 96W of power to the host device. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 That discharge is measured, and the test ends when the battery can no longer output enough energy to maintain 61 mph (98.17 km/h). Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2024 Nomad This charger packs two USB-C ports, one of which can output 65 watts when used alone. Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023 Elsewhere in the update notes, Valve points out that the Steam Deck LCD can now output full HDR and variable refresh rate content to an external monitor, even though those features aren't supported on the portable screen itself. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 17 Nov. 2023 But there is already an event camera called DAVIS that outputs both frames and events between the frames. IEEE Spectrum, 3 Oct. 2023 In the latter, an influential public key encryption algorithm developed in 1982 by Shafi Goldwasser and Silvio Micali hinges on multiplying two large primes p and q together and outputting the result, N, along with a number, x, which is not a square modulo N. Quanta Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023 The software also outputs a line of best fit, which describes the general trend of your data in the line below. Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2023 That means building out multiple, smaller systems—perhaps one image generator that outputs animals and another that creates images of humans and switching between them depending on the user prompt. Paresh Dave, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1858, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of output was in 1841

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Cite this Entry

“Output.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/output. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

output

1 of 2 noun
out·​put ˈau̇t-ˌpu̇t How to pronounce output (audio)
1
: something produced: as
a
: agricultural or industrial production
steel output
b
: mental or artistic production
writing output
c
: the amount produced by a person in a given time
d
: power or energy delivered or produced by a machine or system
light output of the sun
e
: the information produced by a computer
2
: a point at which something (as power, an electronic signal, or data) comes out

output

2 of 2 verb
outputted or output; outputting
: to produce as output

Medical Definition

output

noun
out·​put ˈau̇t-ˌpu̇t How to pronounce output (audio)
: the amount of energy or matter discharged usually within a specified time by a bodily system or organ
renal output
urinary output
see cardiac output

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