readout

Instrument's visual output

A readout is a display of information from an electronic device or computer, typically numerical or textual data shown on a screen or printout: The digital readout showed the temperature.

In political and diplomatic contexts, a readout is an official summary of a meeting or phone call: The White House released a readout of the president's call with the prime minister.

measurement

calibration

Adjusting for measurement accuracy

meter · scale · gauge · units · metrics · parameters · instrumentation · thermometer · barometer · spectrometer

display

screen

Display or barrier

  • monitorDisplay or supervisor
  • LCDLowest shared fraction bottom
  • LEDSemiconductor that glows

OLED · dashboard · panel · console · indicator · gauge · dial · counter · touchscreen · HUD

report

briefing

Concise information session

  • summaryCondensed account of essentials
  • debriefPost-mission questioning session
  • analysisMethodical study of parts

findings · results · interpretation · feedback · evaluation · assessment · printout · transcript · log · status

data

binary

Consisting of two parts

  • hexadecimalSixteen-digit numeral system
  • octalRadix-eight numeral system
  • ASCIIElectronic character encoding standard

UTF-8 · Base64 · numeric · alphanumeric · decimal · integer · floating-point · timestamp · value · stream

announcement

statement

Expressed claim or fact

alert · notification · update · broadcast · disclosure · release · pronouncement · public · official · press

Categories
Opposites
data processing state

readoutraw data

Unanalyzed collected information

information direction

readoutinput

Data received for processing

data entry · write-in · user input · feed-in · feed

visible/accessible vs. hidden

readoutbackground process

Task without user interface

black box

Family

readouts

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G