out·put
ˈau̇t-ˌpu̇t 
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
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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.
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PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
Over the past five years, California’s economy ranked 13th-best for the expansion of its gross domestic product – the broadest measurement of business output.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
Daisuke Takimoto, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
Traditional nuclear reactors can output as little as 500 MW up to the gargantuan Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Japan which outputs 8,200 MW (8.2GW).
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Around back are four more USB-A ports, a USB-C Thunderbolt 4 connector, HDMI and two DisplayPort video outputs, and an Ethernet jack.
—PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
Over the past five years, California’s economy ranked 13th-best for the expansion of its gross domestic product – the broadest measurement of business output.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
The car is also expected to be equipped with functions that will be useful in times of disaster, such as the ability to output power from the EV battery to be used at home.
—Daisuke Takimoto, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
Traditional nuclear reactors can output as little as 500 MW up to the gargantuan Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Japan which outputs 8,200 MW (8.2GW).
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Output.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/output. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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output
1 of 2 noun
out·put
ˈau̇t-ˌpu̇t
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
: 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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