printout

Document from computer

A printout is a document produced by a printer, typically paper output from a computer: I need a printout of that spreadsheet.

The term emerged with computing to distinguish physical copies from what remains on screen.

Also spelled print-out or print out.

hardcopy

paper

Pressed pulp for writing

pagesBound paper sheets
inkWriting fluid
tonerImaging powder or facial astringent

copier · laser · inkjet · dot-matrix · sheet · stack · batch · fax · xerox · photocopy

document

report

Formal written findings

spreadsheetTabular data organizer
draftPreliminary version of text
transcriptVerbatim written account

manuscript · worksheet · form · chart · graph · table · statement · invoice · receipt · ticket

data

readout

Displayed recorded data

listingRecorded item in catalog
logSectioned tree trunk
dumpWaste disposal site

results · statistics · figures · analysis · diagnostics · metrics · tabulation · compilation · record · trace

distribution

handout

Free distribution to recipients

flyerPrinted advertisement sheet
leafletSingle-sheet printed handout
brochurePrinted promotional material

pamphlet · bulletin · circular · newsletter · announcement · mailer · packet · materials · agenda · syllabus

Categories

printingletterpress, lithographers, press, typographers, printers
copiescopy, photocopy, duplicate, carbon copy, xerox
laboratory outputdata, report, analysis, sample, compound
data reportssummary, dashboard, chart, graph, table
ECGECG, EKG, electrodes, leads, waveform
debuggingdebug, debugging, debugger, breakpoint, breakpoints

Opposites

display medium

printoutdigital display

Electronic visual output

soft copy · electronic display · digital document · e-document

input vs. output

printoutinput

Data received for processing

scan · data entry · upload · keyboard input

Family

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G