output

B2 Topic:Technology & Computing

US /ˈaʊtpʊt/ See IPA manual

verb noun Freq #12543

Meanings

1

noun
The amount of something produced by a person, machine, or factory.

The factory increased its output this year.
2

noun
The information produced by a computer.

The program's output is saved as a text file.
3

verb
To produce data or send it out, especially from a computer.

The program outputs the results to a spreadsheet.

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1 noun · the amount of something... yieldend product

Word family

Forms outputsoutputtedoutputting

Derived forms multioutputnetputnonoutputoutputterreoutput

Related forms input

Etymology

From out + (verb) put; nominalisation of put out.

Topics

Technology & Computing Tools, Machines & Construction

# output

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈaʊtpʊt
**Frequency rank:** 12543

## Meanings
1. The amount of something produced by a person, machine, or factory.
2. The information produced by a computer.
3. To produce data or send it out, especially from a computer.

## Examples
- The factory increased its output this year.
- The program's output is saved as a text file.
- The program outputs the results to a spreadsheet.

## Derived Forms
- multioutput
- netput
- nonoutput
- outputter
- reoutput

## Related Forms
- input

## Etymology
From out + (verb) put; nominalisation of put out.

## AI Etymology
Output comes from out + (verb) put; nominalisation of put out. Modern senses include the amount of something produced by a person, machine, or factory and the information produced by a computer. The wider word family includes derivatives such as multioutput, netput, nonoutput, outputter, and reoutput and related forms such as input.

## Topics
- Technology & Computing
- Tools, Machines & Construction

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