readout
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Noun[edit]
readout (plural readouts)
- A display, particularly one that presents numerical data.
- Her company retrofitted its manual machine tools with digital readouts.
- The information, usually a measurement, shown on such a display.
- The density is measured by the readout from a hydrometer.
- (computing) The information output from a computer in a readable form.
- The computer readout was inaccurate.
- An account of the topics discussed in a meeting, especially in diplomatic or political contexts.
- Most of us first found out when we heard the readout from the summit meeting.
Usage notes[edit]
In computing contexts, because "read" is an input operation, the term "readout" is self-contradictory; nevertheless, the word has gained widespread currency, because of the clear analogy with a person reading out — that is, reading out loud to others (reciting) — from a text. When modishness is not desired, the simple term "display" is likely to be more appropriate.
Translations[edit]
display that presents numerical data
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account of the topics discussed in a meeting
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information displayed on a graduated scale
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information output from a computer in a readable form
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