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Output : (noun)
1: final product; the things produced [syn: end product]
2: production of a certain amount [syn: yield]
3: signal that comes out of an electronic system [syn: output
signal]
4: the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created
(usually within a given period of time); "production was
up in the second quarter" [syn: yield, production]
5: what is produced in a given time period [syn: outturn, turnout]
(verb)
1: to create or manufacture a specific amount; "the computer is
outputting the data from the job I'm running"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Output : \Out"put`\, n.
1. The amount of coal or ore put out from one or more mines,
or the quantity of material produced by, or turned out
from, one or more furnaces or mills, in a given time.
2. (Physiol.) That which is thrown out as products of the
metabolic activity of the body; the egesta other than the
f[ae]ces. See Income.
Note: The output consists of: (a) The respiratory products of
the lungs, skin, and alimentary canal, consisting
chiefly of carbonic acid and water with small
quantities of hydrogen and carbureted hydrogen. (b)
Perspiration, consisting chiefly of water and salts.
(c) The urine, which is assumed to contain all the
nitrogen truly excreted by the body, besides a large
quantity of saline matters and water. --Foster.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Output :
Data transferred from a computer system to
the outside world via some kind of output device.
Opposite: input.
(1997-04-28)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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