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read-out

read-out

1 5.4
An electronic screen that shows numbers and text
  • noun
  • /ˈriːdˌaʊt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pantalla
  • The watch's read-out displays my heart rate and calories burned.

And what we perceive is not a read out of the signals, it's the content of the of the predictions.

Examples

  • Check your read-out.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • There's no L.E.D. read-out!

  • So it's a great read out and a great piece of evidence that these T cells seem to be very important.

  • This is a maximum likelihood read out both of them without extra top down information.

  • Now I can take those measurements and put them into the digital read out of my mill, and I can manufacture a piece that fits this exactly.

  • The red lines indicate the threshold level used to determine whether a current pulse occurs during the read-out stage.

    Academic text (2004)
  • My new read-out pager says that Douglas F. Wilton wants me to call him, urgent.

  • Six-digit read-out.

  • His next typed command, "Jam Frequency," soon yields the read-out "Frequency Jammed."

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The read-out reads: FREQUENCY JAMMED. EXT.

    Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

screen
vsread-out
1.0

A flat surface that shows images or videos

denotes the device or information shown, not only the surface
reading
vsread-out
  • Specialized
484 4.2

A number shown on a measuring device

is the electronic device or the visible information, not just the value
display
vsread-out
  • Specialized
197 2.5

A screen on a device that shows pictures and words

is the hyphenated form focusing on the same visible information
monitor
vsread-out
118 3.3

A screen that shows pictures from a computer

is mainly used for concise instrument data rather than full images
output
vsread-out
  • Specialized
46 3.7

The signal or data that an electronic device sends

is the visible presentation of that data rather than the raw signal
printout
vsread-out
40 2.3

A paper copy from a printer that shows information from a computer

is electronic and appears on devices rather than on paper
readout
vsread-out
  • Specialized
8 6.2

A screen or device that shows measurements from a machine

is the same meaning but written with a hyphen
video display
vsread-out
2 3.4

A screen that shows text, photos, or moving pictures

focuses more on brief numeric or text outputs than continuous video
digital display
vsread-out
1 3.6

An electronic screen that shows numbers or letters

is more general, covering any device that presents such information
computer display
vsread-out
1 2.5

A screen that shows pictures and text from a computer

is broader, including devices that show data from instruments

How Informative

dashboard
  • Specialized
18 3.9
read-out
  • Specialized
1 5.4
display
  • Specialized
197 2.5
indicator
  • Specialized
11 3.7

Surface Forms

read-out singular
read-outs plural

Morphology

read-out = read out (semi-transparent) = out + read

The noun is related to the phrasal verb 'read out', but the electronic-display sense is specialized and not fully predictable from the literal parts.

Etymology

The word read-out comes from the verb read ('to look at and understand words or numbers') and the word out ('out' or 'spoken so others can hear or see'), so it means information that is 'read out' by a machine. Think of a screen or meter that shows numbers for you to read—that display or the numbers themselves are the read-out.