output

1 of 2

noun

out·​put ˈau̇t-ˌpu̇t 

1

: something produced: such as

a

: mineral, agricultural, or industrial production

steel output

b

: mental or artistic production

literary output

c

: the amount produced by a person in a given time

d

: power or energy produced or delivered by a machine or system (as for storage or for conversion in kind or in characteristics)

generator output

solar X-ray output

e

: the information produced by a computer

2

: the act, process, or an instance of producing

3

: the terminal for the output on an electrical device

output

2 of 2

verb

outputted or output; outputting

transitive verb

: to produce as output

Synonyms

Noun

• production
• product
• yield

Examples of output in a Sentence

Noun

stars with large energy outputs

The computer's output is shown on this screen.

outputs of up to 400 watts

the television's video and audio outputs

Verb

Computers output data very quickly.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Electronics manufacturers are exploring LLMs to train workers across languages, with systems designed to validate outputs against IPC-610 and other quality standards before deployment. —Trond Arne Undheim, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025

Grok cited The Verge's reporting while confirming that its own seemingly flawed design can trigger partially nude outputs of celebrities. —Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025

Verb

Both programs have strong support for outputting to professional printing services, with capabilities like soft-proofing, CMYK, and color management. —Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 16 July 2025

The foundation model lab Anthropic has even been able to show how these features can be controlled to steer models in predictable fashions, a useful technique for debugging a model, fine-tuning a model for certain tasks or ensuring a model cannot output adversarial results. —Rishabh Sambare, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1858, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for output

• afoot
• barefoot
• bigfoot
• blackfoot
• caput
• clubfoot
• cocksfoot
• crowfoot
• forefoot
• input
• rajput
• throughput

Kids Definition

output

1 of 2 noun

out·​put ˈau̇t-ˌpu̇t 

1

: something produced: as

a

: agricultural or industrial production

steel output

b

: mental or artistic production

writing output

c

: the amount produced by a person in a given time

d

: power or energy delivered or produced by a machine or system

light output of the sun

e

: the information produced by a computer

2

: a point at which something (as power, an electronic signal, or data) comes out

output

2 of 2 verb

outputted or output; outputting

: to produce as output

Medical Definition

output

noun

out·​put ˈau̇t-ˌpu̇t 

: the amount of energy or matter discharged usually within a specified time by a bodily system or organ

renal output

urinary output

see cardiac output