n.
Pronunciation: ' au ̇ t- ˌ pu ̇ t
Function: noun
Date: circa 1858
1 : something produced: as a : mineral, agricultural, or industrial production <steel output > b : mental or artistic production <literary output > c : the amount produced by a person in a given time d : power or energy produced or delivered by a machine or system (as for storage or for conversion in kind or in characteristics) <generator output > <solar X-ray output > e : the information produced by a computer
2 : the act, process, or an instance of producing
3 : the terminal for the output on an electrical device