output; export; send out
Meanings
3 senses · 9 examplesverb
to send out from inside to outside; to transport from an internal source to an external destination
Commonly used for physiological processes such as blood circulation, or the flow of materials from a system.
Blood is pumped out from the heart and distributed to tissues throughout the body via blood vessels.
The pump sends groundwater out to the surface.
verb
to export; to sell goods or invest capital abroad
Used in economics, trade, and business contexts to describe international trade activities.
This company exports complete sets of equipment to Africa.
China exports large quantities of electronic products to countries around the world.
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That country mainly exports oil and natural gas.
verb
to output; to send out energy, signals, or data from a device or system
technicalTechnical term used in computing, electronics, engineering, and information technology. Can also function as a noun meaning 'output' in technical contexts.
This computer can output high-definition video signals.
Please output the processed data to the printer.
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This program can output ten thousand records per second.
The audio signal is output from the mixer to the speakers.