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stdout

stdout noun: standard output: a stream mapped to the primary output device, typically a screen.

Noun

stdout (uncountable)

  1. Standard output: a stream mapped to the primary output device, typically a screen.

Forms of stdout

alternative formstandard out
alternative formstandard output

Origin of stdout

Short for standard output.

Questions about stdout

What does stdout mean?
Stdout means standard output: a stream mapped to the primary output device, typically a screen.
What part of speech is stdout?
Stdout is a noun.

Words near stdout in the dictionary

  1. STCs
  2. STCW
  3. std
  4. stderr
  5. stdin
  6. stdout
  7. STDs
  8. Ste
  9. Ste.
  10. Ste. Genevievan
  11. Ste. Genevievans

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