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

One British electricity distributor holds more than a million service record cards, the oldest dating to 1907, carrying handwritten notes, sketches and early computer printouts. — Don Murray, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Another viral post shows a science class printout with a smiling chloroplast on it. — Owen Carry, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Verb

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

Launched in 1996, the site would generate directions between two points, which users would have to jot down or print out before their journey. — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 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