I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: out (III) + put (after put out, v.)
1. : something that is put out or produced: as
a. : mineral, agricultural, or industrial production
coal output
wheat output
new car output
b. : mental or artistic production
his enormous symphonic output
his small literary output
a period of great scientific output
c. : the amount produced by a person in a given time
the average daily output of coal miners
d.
(1) : power or energy delivered by a machine or system for storage (as by a storage battery) or for conversion in kind (as by a mechanically driven electric generator or a radio receiver) or for conversion of characteristics (as by a transformer or electronic amplifier)
(2) : the terminal for the output on an electrical device
e.
(1) : the information fed out by a computer or accounting machine
(2) : the recording or printing device or its product (as magnetic tape, punched cards, or printed records) to which such information is transferred
2. : the act, process, or an instance of putting out
II. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb
Etymology: out (I) + put
: to put out : produce