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output

out·put [ ówt pt ]


noun  (plural out·puts)
Definition:
 
1. production: the act of producing

2. yield: an amount of something produced or manufactured, especially during a fixed period of time

3. products produced: goods or services produced by an organization

4. creative or artistic production: creative or intellectual work produced by somebody
her literary output

5. energy produced: energy or power produced by a system

6. electrical engineering electrical power: the electrical energy, measured in watts, delivered by a generator, light bulb, amplifier, or other electric device

7. comput information from computer: information produced by a computer



transitive verb  (past and past participle out·put or out·put·ted, present participle out·put·ting, 3rd person present singular out·puts)
Definition:
 
comput produce computer information: to display information from a computer on a monitor, or direct it to a printer or other device

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