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read-out

read-out is the alternative form of readout.

Meaning of readout

Noun

readout (plural readouts)

  1. A display, particularly one that presents numerical data.
    • Her company retrofitted its manual machine tools with digital readouts.
  2. The information, usually a measurement, shown on such a display.
    • The density is measured by the readout from a hydrometer.
  3. The information output from a computer in a readable form.
    • The computer readout was inaccurate.
  4. An account of the topics discussed in a meeting, especially in diplomatic or political contexts.
    • Most of us first found out when we heard the readout from the summit meeting.

Forms of read-out

pluralread-outs

Questions about read-out

What is read-out the alternative form of?
Read-out is the alternative form of readout.

Words near read-out in the dictionary

  1. read-mes
  2. read-only
  3. read-only access
  4. read-only memories
  5. read-only memory
  6. read-out
  7. read-outs
  8. read-through
  9. read-throughs
  10. read-write
  11. read/write head

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Adapted from Wiktionary: read-out (page history and authors); readout (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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