output Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun final product; the things produced
    end product.
  2. noun production of a certain amount
    yield.
  3. noun signal that comes out of an electronic system
    output signal.
  4. noun the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
    production; yield.
    • production was up in the second quarter
  5. noun what is produced in a given time period
    turnout; outturn.
  6. verb to create or manufacture a specific amount
    • the computer is outputting the data from the job I'm running

WordNet

Out"put` noun
Definitions
  1. 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.
  2. (Physiol.) That which is thrown out as products of the metabolic activity of the body; the egesta other than the fæces. See Income. ✍ The output consists of: (a) The respiratory products of the lungs, skin, and alimentary canal, consisting chiefly of carbonic acid and water with small quantities of hydrogen and carbureted hydrogen. (b) Perspiration, consisting chiefly of water and salts. (c) The urine, which is assumed to contain all the nitrogen truly excreted by the body, besides a large quantity of saline matters and water. Foster.

Webster 1913