the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time), production of a certain amount, (Computers) The data or information produced by operation of a computer program or subroutine for transfer to another program or to an external device. The output of one program may be used as the input to another program, verb_ economics to produce, create, or complete, to create or manufacture a specific amount, computing to send data out of a computer, as to an output device such as a monitor or printer