printout

1 of 2

noun

print·​out ˈprint-ˌau̇t 

: a printed record produced automatically (as by a computer)

print out

2 of 2

verb

printed out; printing out; prints out

transitive verb

: to make a printout of

Examples of printout in a Sentence

Noun

She gave me a printout of the directions.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Another frame held printouts of letters of support for his immigration case that others had sent on Bel’s behalf. — Edwidge Danticat, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026

Beneath the cloth, small toothpicks held in place with putty support printouts of landmark research papers that advanced the techniques behind modern AI generation, including diffusion. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Verb

Marschall printed out a series of enormous spike graphs and brought them over to a light table. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Maybe Western Michigan can print out the memo and hang it in its locker room. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1884, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1953, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for printout

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout

Kids Definition

printout

1 of 2 noun

print·​out ˈprint-ˌau̇t 

: a printed record produced by a computer

print out

2 of 2 verb

(ˈ)print-ˈau̇t

: to produce a printed record of