Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Output \Out"put`\, n.
   1. The amount of coal or ore put out from one or more mines,
      or the quantity of material produced by, or turned out
      from, one or more furnaces or mills, in a given time.

   2. (Physiol.) That which is thrown out as products of the
      metabolic activity of the body; the egesta other than the
      f[ae]ces. See {Income}.

   Note: The output consists of: (a) The respiratory products of
         the lungs, skin, and alimentary canal, consisting
         chiefly of carbonic acid and water with small
         quantities of hydrogen and carbureted hydrogen. (b)
         Perspiration, consisting chiefly of water and salts.
         (c) The urine, which is assumed to contain all the
         nitrogen truly excreted by the body, besides a large
         quantity of saline matters and water. --Foster.

Source : WordNet®

output
     n 1: final product; the things produced [syn: {end product}]
     2: production of a certain amount [syn: {yield}]
     3: signal that comes out of an electronic system [syn: {output
        signal}]
     4: the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created
        (usually within a given period of time); "production was
        up in the second quarter" [syn: {yield}, {production}]
     5: what is produced in a given time period [syn: {outturn}, {turnout}]
     [also: {outputting}, {outputted}]

output
     v : to create or manufacture a specific amount; "the computer is
         outputting the data from the job I'm running"
     [also: {outputting}, {outputted}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

output
     
         {Data} transferred from a computer system to
        the outside world via some kind of {output device}.
     
        Opposite: {input}.
     
        (1997-04-28)