output routine

5.8

Part of a program that sends data to a device like a printer or screen

noun
/ˈaʊtˌpʊt ruˈtin/

Specialized

: rutina de salida

The output routine converts processed data into a format suitable for the printer.

Examples

Programmers often optimize the output routine to improve overall speed.
If the output routine fails, the monitor may not display any results.
The output routine failed to execute properly.
Can you check the output routine for errors?
The output routine converts processed data into a format suitable for the printer.
Programmers often optimize the output routine to improve overall speed.
If the output routine fails, the monitor may not display any results.

Synonyms

procedure

vsoutput routine

Specialized

108 4.1

A part of a computer program that does a specific task

is specific to controlling a device showing or printing results rather than general tasks

routine

vsoutput routine

Specialized

16 3.8

A set of computer instructions that does one task

focuses on controlling a device that shows or prints results rather than any task

How Complex

firmware

Specialized

17 5.9

device driver

Specialized

1 3.9

output routine

Specialized

5.8

routine

Specialized

16 3.8

instruction

Specialized

39 4.6

Surface Forms

output routine singular

output routines plural

Morphology

output + routine

The noun phrase combines 'output' (data or signal produced by a device) with 'routine' (a set of program instructions), so its sense as a program sequence that handles output is directly derivable from the constituents. This is a regular compositional technical naming pattern (noun+noun) found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Output routine uses a simple image: output is what a machine sends out and a routine is a set of steps, like a factory worker following the same steps to send a product out. So, it means 'a set of instructions' that controls a printer or screen.