output B2 Topic:Technology & Computing US /ˈaʊtpʊt/ See IPA manual 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the amount of something... yieldend product Word family Forms outputsoutputtedoutputting Derived forms multioutputnetputnonoutputoutputterreoutput Related forms input Common collocations cardiac output Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From out + (verb) put; nominalisation of put out. Topics Technology & Computing Tools, Machines & Construction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # output **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **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 markdown