output
English meaning: Output
Definition
Production; quantity produced, created, or completed.
Example
“The factory increased its output this year.”
Another example: “The program writes its output to a text file.”
Usage — When, Where & How
What is produced or generated ('factory output', 'creative output'); in computing and electronics, the data or signal a device sends out ('output voltage'). Often uncountable. Neutral to technical register; common in economics and engineering.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From 'out' + 'put'; first used in the early 19th century to mean the amount produced.
Synonyms
- yield
- production
- product
- turnout
- result
Antonyms / Opposites
- input
Related Words
- impedance
- input
- rpm
- amplifier
- voltage
- torque
- transistor
- transformer
- shaft
- watts
Common Collocations
- high output
- creative output
- data output
- output level
- economic output
- power output
Word Forms
output (n); outputs (pl); output, output/outputted, outputting (v)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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