Meaning & use

Outputted

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Produced or generated as a result, especially data or a result from a computer or machine process.

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The program outputted an error message instead of the expected results.

The printer outputted twenty pages before running out of ink.

A note on using this word

Style guides are split on this form: many prefer 'output' as its own past tense (as with 'put'), but 'outputted' is common and accepted in computing contexts.

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