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readout

readout

8 6.2
A screen or device that shows measurements from a machine
  • noun
  • /ˈriːdaʊt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : indicador
  • Watch the readout on the nose attitude indicator.
  • a digital readout
  • provides a readout

And so we've got readouts, we've got, we've got gas analyzers there, probes going up into the exhaust of the generators.

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Examples

  • On the screen in the dashboard, a target image appears, a readout at the edges indicating closing speed and distance.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Jeffrey's cardiologist saw the readout on his EKG from 2:30 yesterday afternoon and he was damned upset that your visit put him under that kind of stress.

  • - What exactly does your fuel readout say up there?

  • - What does your oxygen readout say?

  • Shuttle readouts are holding steady.

  • When you have a free minute, could you give us your onboard readout of N2 tank Bravo, please?

  • Fred beams at that, and then follows Barney's gaze to the readout on the truck scale.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • That's the current readout.

  • Nick flips the visor on his helmet down and checks the digital readout on his CyberGlove.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The digital readout displayed the current temperature inside the greenhouse.

Synonyms

screen
vsreadout
1.0

A flat surface that shows images or videos

is specific to instrument measurement outputs rather than any surface showing images
display
vsreadout
  • Specialized
197 2.5

A screen on a device that shows pictures and words

is mainly used for instrument measurement outputs rather than general visual panels
monitor
vsreadout
118 3.3

A screen that shows pictures from a computer

tends to present measurement data from instruments rather than computer output
digital display
vsreadout
1 3.6

An electronic screen that shows numbers or letters

focuses on instrument measurements and numerical data
read-out
vsreadout
  • Specialized
1 5.4

An electronic screen that shows numbers and text

has identical meaning but written without a hyphen

How Informative

dashboard
  • Specialized
18 3.9
readout
  • Specialized
8 6.2
monitor
118 3.3
screen
1.0
indicator
  • Specialized
11 3.7

Surface Forms

readout singular
readouts plural

Morphology

readout = read (transparent) = out + read

The compound 'read' + 'out' denotes the display or device that shows a reading; the relation to its components is direct and guessable. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word readout comes from the verb read ('to look at and understand') and the word out ('shown'), so a readout can also mean the screen or device that 'reads out' and displays a machine's measurements.