: 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
Another viral post shows a science class printout with a smiling chloroplast on it. — Owen Carry, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 Trump was then photographed aboard Air Force One looking at a large printout appearing to show demolition plans for the center. — Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 21 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 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 27 Sep. 2026.

Kids Definition

printout

1 of 2 noun
: 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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