noun

output

OWT-puut

noun

The amount of something produced, especially over a given period.

"The factory's output has doubled since the new machines arrived."

"His creative output slowed down after he became a father."

Data or signals sent out from a computer or device.

"The program's output is printed straight to the screen."

verb

To produce something, or to send data out from a device or program.

"The generator can output enough power for the whole house."

"The script outputs the results as a spreadsheet."

How to Use Output

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishWhat comes out of something — whether that's factory goods, computer data, or creative work.

Common pairings

economic output output device high output

output past tense, outputted past tense, outputs plural, outputs singular

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The factory's _____ has doubled since the new machines arrived.

A nominalization of the phrase "put out" — literally "that which is put out."