Hypertext Webster Gateway: "output"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Output \Out"put`\, n.
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
f[ae]ces. See {Income}.
Note: 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
output
n 1: final product; the things produced [syn: {end product}]
2: production of a certain amount [syn: {yield}]
3: signal that comes out of an electronic system [syn: {output
signal}]
4: what is produced in a given time period [syn: {outturn}, {turnout}]
v : to create or manufacture a specific amount; "the computer is
outputting the data from the job I'm running"
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