printout

1 of 2

noun

print·​out ˈprint-ˌau̇t How to pronounce printout (audio)
: 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.
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Noun
My personal collection of recipes is a mishmash of digital files, handwritten notes and computer printouts. Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2025 The Dorf is open enough to American culture that at one point her young daughter colors in a printout of Tupac Shakur. Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
Katie meets with Jenn, her last hope for a friend on the show, with a manila envelope inside of which she’s printed out several pages from a website that employs Wendie, the polygraph tech with a Bettie Page haircut. Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025 New checkers, upon receiving their first assignment, are instructed to print out the galleys of the piece and underline all the facts. Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for printout

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1884, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1953, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of printout was circa 1884

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“Printout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/printout. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

printout

1 of 2 noun
print·​out ˈprint-ˌau̇t How to pronounce printout (audio)
: a printed record produced by a computer

print out

2 of 2 verb
(ˈ)print-ˈau̇t
: to produce a printed record of

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