output

What's been made

Output is what comes out of a process, system, or effort—the product or result.

A factory's output is what it produces; a writer's output is their body of work.

In computing, output is data sent from a program or device: The printer output was garbled.

As a verb, to output is to produce or generate: The solar panel outputs 300 watts.

Output contrasts with input.

effect

result

What follows a cause

yield · deliverable · fruits · returns · performance · achievement · accomplishment · work · contribution · effort

data

file

Stored collection of data

readout · log · report · dump · stream · buffer · format · rendering · generate · write

production

manufacturing

Industrial product creation

factory · industrial · mass-production · automation · robotics · machining · molding · casting · extrusion · forging

signal

voltage

Electrical potential difference

amplifier · speaker · terminal · connector · jack · channel · audio · video · gain · impedance

broadcast

transmission

Sending of information

  • signalMessage-conveying cue
  • feedSupply with sustenance
  • streamSteady continuous flow

channel · antenna · satellite · transmitter · receiver · frequency · bandwidth · coverage · live · airwaves

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Opposites
flow direction

outputinput

Data received for processing

intake · inflow · incoming · influx · import

production vs. consumption

outputinput

Data received for processing

consumption · intake · use · expenditure · demand

result vs. source

outputinput

Data received for processing

raw materials · feedstock · source · ingredients · stimulus

Family

input-output, outputs, outputting, outputted, input/output, output device

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