Definitions for: Output


[n] production of a certain amount
[n] final product; the things produced
[n] what is produced in a given time period
[n] signal that comes out of an electronic system
[v] to create or manufacture a specific amount; "the computer is outputting the data from the job I'm running"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: end product, output signal, outturn, turnout, yield

See Also: body of work, create, crop, harvest, line duty, line function, make, oeuvre, printout, produce, product, production, production, sign, signal, signaling, throughput, work

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