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output - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'output' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Output [ n.]
- The amount of coal or ore put out from one or more mines, or the quantity of material produced by, or turned out from, one or more furnaces or mills, in a given time.
- That which is thrown out as products of the metabolic activity of the body; the egesta other than the faeces. See Income.

Meaning of 'output' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . output [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
Example in sentence:
  • production was up in the second quarter
2 . output [ v]
Meaning (2):
- to create or manufacture a specific amount
Example in sentence:
  • the computer is outputting the data from the job I'm running