read·out
ˈrēd-ˌau̇t 
variants
or less commonly read-out
plural readouts also read-outs
1
a
: the process of removing information from an automatic device (such as a computer or sensor) and displaying it in an understandable form
b
: the information removed from such a device and displayed or recorded (as by printing device or electronic screen)
… systems are capable of giving a constant readout of speed and distance traveled to a high degree of accuracy.—
Dutton's Navigation & Piloting
Dutton's Navigation & Piloting
c
: an electronic device that presents information in visual form
The second-best thing is the monitor: It produced extremely crisp, sharp images, and an LED readout on the front provides pertinent information such as the current resolution and refresh rate.—Preston Gralla
Preston Gralla2
: a document that summarizes the content of a meeting, telephone call, etc. involving government officials
Many foreign leaders also issue their own readouts, providing their version of the calls, which can sometimes differ in tone and emphasis from the White House summary.—Vivian Salama
Vivian Salama3
: the radio transmission of data or pictures from a space vehicle
read out; reading out; reads out
1
a
: to read aloud
b
: to produce a readout of
2
: to expel from an organization or group
Examples of readout in a Sentence
Noun
The calculator has a digital readout.
He checked the readout on the screen.
Recent Examples on the WebIEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2024
Physically, the battery pack is a sleek affair, with a streamlined LCD display that has some actual design to it, as opposed to the staid affair that is most power station readouts.
—Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
The Chinese leader also elaborated his position on issues concerning Hong Kong, human rights and the South China Sea, the readout says.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
The readouts of Tuesday's call from both countries underscored the litany of areas where the two leaders still fundamentally disagree.
—Molly Nagle, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
The instruments themselves are imprecise and unreliable, the readouts depending on things like how the cylinders are grasped.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2024
Items on the central display can be swiped onto the Panoramic readout.
—Jason Barlow, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
Currently, the team is analyzing Voyager 1’s memory readout after initially beginning the decoding process on March 7 and finding the readout three days later.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
Engineers will compare the readout to those transmitted before the problem started.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2024
The pontiff has in recent weeks had aides read out several of his speeches after suffering from a bout of ill health.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
Another group of sixth graders, each holding a violin or a cello, read out notes from sheet music.
—Emma Green, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Kimmel’s final bit as host was reading out loud Donald Trump’s criticism of the show, which Trump posted on Truth Social earlier in the night.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
The groom kicked things off by reading out the vows that the bride had written on his behalf.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
Mam did not attend the hearing, but released a statement which was read out during proceedings.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
For the last nine months, anytime ultrasound flagged a potential problem with a pregnancy at UCSF, cells collected from the amniotic fluid have gone to the hospital’s in-house sequencing lab to be cracked open, the DNA extracted, and the 3 billion letters of the genome read out.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 21 Feb. 2024
By the time the caucus captains read out the results, tallied by hand on a piece of paper, most people had filtered out.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2024
Noun
The wearable readout device, built around a tunnel magnetioresistance sensor (TMS), is the size of a small stack of U.S. half-dollar coins.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2024
Physically, the battery pack is a sleek affair, with a streamlined LCD display that has some actual design to it, as opposed to the staid affair that is most power station readouts.
—Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
The Chinese leader also elaborated his position on issues concerning Hong Kong, human rights and the South China Sea, the readout says.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
The readouts of Tuesday's call from both countries underscored the litany of areas where the two leaders still fundamentally disagree.
—Molly Nagle, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
The instruments themselves are imprecise and unreliable, the readouts depending on things like how the cylinders are grasped.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2024
Items on the central display can be swiped onto the Panoramic readout.
—Jason Barlow, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
Currently, the team is analyzing Voyager 1’s memory readout after initially beginning the decoding process on March 7 and finding the readout three days later.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
Engineers will compare the readout to those transmitted before the problem started.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
Verb
Eventually, these handheld ultrasound probes or wearable arrays could be used not only to image the anatomy but also to read out vital signs like internal pressure changes due to tumor growth or deep-tissue oxygenation after surgery.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2024
The pontiff has in recent weeks had aides read out several of his speeches after suffering from a bout of ill health.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
Another group of sixth graders, each holding a violin or a cello, read out notes from sheet music.
—Emma Green, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Kimmel’s final bit as host was reading out loud Donald Trump’s criticism of the show, which Trump posted on Truth Social earlier in the night.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
The groom kicked things off by reading out the vows that the bride had written on his behalf.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
Mam did not attend the hearing, but released a statement which was read out during proceedings.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
For the last nine months, anytime ultrasound flagged a potential problem with a pregnancy at UCSF, cells collected from the amniotic fluid have gone to the hospital’s in-house sequencing lab to be cracked open, the DNA extracted, and the 3 billion letters of the genome read out.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 21 Feb. 2024
By the time the caucus captains read out the results, tallied by hand on a piece of paper, most people had filtered out.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2024
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readout
noun
read·out
ˈrēd-ˌau̇t
: an electronic device that displays information (as data from a calculator)
also
: the information displayed
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