READOUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does readout mean? 

• READOUT (noun)
  The noun READOUT has 3 senses:

1. the output of a computer in readable form

2. the information displayed or recorded on an electronic device

3. an electronic device the displays information in a visual form

  Familiarity information: READOUT used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• READOUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The output of a computer in readable form

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

read-out; readout

Hypernyms ("readout" is a kind of...):

output; output signal (signal that comes out of an electronic system)

Domain category:

computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The information displayed or recorded on an electronic device

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

read-out; readout

Hypernyms ("readout" is a kind of...):

info; information (a message received and understood)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An electronic device the displays information in a visual form

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

read-out; readout

Hypernyms ("readout" is a kind of...):

electronic device (a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically)

 Context examples 

In one study, scientists analyzed the human, fly, and worm transcriptomes—the complete collection of gene transcripts (or “readouts”).

(Expanding Our Understanding of Genomics, NIH)

By studying more than 67 billion sequence readouts, the researchers discovered gene expression patterns shared by all 3 species.

(Expanding Our Understanding of Genomics, NIH)