emit

Verb

emit (third-person singular simple present emits, present participle emitting, simple past and past participle emitted)

1. (transitive) To send out or give off.
   • I just emitted a giggle.
   • Here is a Proclamation for a Prince: that proclaims him in whoſe name it is emitted [James II of England], to be the greateſt Tyrant that ever lived in the world, and their Revolt who have diſowned him to be the juſteſt that ever was.1744, Alexander Shiels [i.e., Alexander Shields], “Period VI. Containing the Testimony through the Continued Tract of the Present Deformation, from the Year 1660 to this Day.”, in A Hind Let Loose...

   Synonyms:

   outsend, output, emanate

2. (intransitive) To come out, to be sent out or given off.
   • Eruption ceased to emit, and aside from the limited success of "I'll Be Your Friend" (--/#40, 1986), Precious Wilson still hopes to hit the big time.1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 350
   • Said sound producing means generates a sound which is allowed to emit from said casing through said plurality of apertures.1997, Emmanuel Saint-Victor, Illuminating and Sound Producing String Activated Rotatable Toy, US Patent 6083076 (PDF version)

   Synonyms:

   emanate

3. (transitive) To result in specific machine instructions or bytecode when compiled.
4. (broadly, transitive) To produce specific computer code when processed or executed.