output (outputs plural )
1 n-var Output is used to refer to the amount of something that a person or thing produces.
usu supp N
Government statistics show the largest drop in industrial output for ten years.
2 n-var The output of a computer or word processor is the information that it displays on a screen or prints on paper as a result of a particular program. You run the software, you look at the output, you make modifications.
input/output
1 n-uncount Input/output refers to the information that is passed into or out of a computer. (COMPUTING)
2 n-uncount Input/output refers to the hardware or software that controls the passing of information into or out of a computer. (COMPUTING)
... an input/output system.