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readout

noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɹiːdaʊt/
  • rhymes with -iːdaʊt
  • CMU ARPABET: R IY1 D AW2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A display, particularly one that presents numerical data.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Her company retrofitted its manual machine tools with digital readouts.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The information, usually a measurement, shown on such a display.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The density is measured by the readout from a hydrometer.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The information output from a computer in a readable form.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • The computer readout was inaccurate.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An account of the topics discussed in a meeting, especially in diplomatic or political contexts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Most of us first found out when we heard the readout from the summit meeting.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

an electronic device the displays information is a visual form

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: read-out

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: electronic device

6

noun

Meaning 6

the information displayed or recorded on an electronic device

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: read-out

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: information, info

7

noun

Meaning 7

the output of a computer in readable form

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: read-out

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: output signal, output

History

Etymology

Deverbal from read out.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: показание (pokazanie) — display that presents numerical data
  • German: Anzeige — display that presents numerical data
  • German: Sichtanzeige — display that presents numerical data
  • German: Auslesedisplay — display that presents numerical data
  • German: Ableseanzeige — display that presents numerical data
  • German: Ausleseanzeige — display that presents numerical data
  • German: zusammenfassender Bericht — account of the topics discussed in a meeting
  • German: Anzeigewert — information displayed on a graduated scale
  • German: Auslesewert — information displayed on a graduated scale
  • German: Auslesung — information output from a computer in a readable form