read·out

or read-out (rēd′out′)

n. Computers

Presentation of data, usually in digital form, from calculations or storage.

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Noun	1.	read-out - the output of a computer in readable form readout output signal, output - signal that comes out of an electronic system
	2.	read-out - the information displayed or recorded on an electronic device readout info, information - a message received and understood
	3.	read-out - an electronic device the displays information is a visual form readout electronic device - a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically

Translations

read-out

[ˈriːdaʊt] N → lectura f de salida

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read

(riːd) – past tense, past participle read (red) – verb

1. to look at and understand (printed or written words or other signs). Have you read this letter?; Can your little girl read yet?; Can anyone here read Chinese?; to read music; I can read (= understand without being told) her thoughts/mind.

2. to learn by reading. I read in the paper today that the government is going to cut taxes again.

3. to read aloud, usually to someone else. I read my daughter a story before she goes to bed; I read to her before she goes to bed.

4. to pass one's time by reading books etc for pleasure etc. I don't have much time to read these days.

5. to study (a subject) at a university etc.

6. to look at or be able to see (something) and get information from it. I can't read the clock without my glasses; The nurse read the thermometer.

7. to be written or worded; to say. His letter reads as follows: `Dear Sir, ...'

8. (of a piece of writing etc) to make a (good, bad etc) impression. This report reads well.

9. (of dials, instruments etc) to show a particular figure, measurement etc. The thermometer reads –5C.

10. to (cause a word, phrase etc to) be replaced by another, eg in a document or manuscript. There is one error on this page – For `two yards', read `two metres'; `Two yards long' should read `two metres long'.

noun

the act, or a period, of reading. I like a good read before I go to sleep.

ˈreadable adjective

(negative unreadable).

1. easy or pleasant to read. I don't usually enjoy poetry but I find these poems very readable.

2. able to be read. Your handwriting is scarcely readable.

ˈreadableness noun

ˌreadaˈbility noun

ˈreader noun

1. a person who reads books, magazines etc. He's a keen reader.

2. a person who reads a particular newspaper, magazine etc. The editor asked readers to write to him with their opinions.

3. a reading-book, especially for children or for learners of a foreign language. a Latin reader.

ˈreadership noun

the (number of) people who read a newspaper, magazine etc.

ˈreading noun

1. the act of reading.

2. the reading of something aloud, as a (public) entertainment. a poetry reading.

3. the ability to read. The boy is good at reading.

4. the figure, measurement etc on a dial, instrument etc. The reading on the thermometer was –5 C.

reading-

1. for the purpose of reading. reading-glasses; a reading-room in a library.

2. for learning to read. a reading-book.

ˈreading material noun

a list of books, stories, articles etc that need to be read for one's studies.

ˈreading matter noun

something written for others to read (eg books, newspapers, letters). There's a lot of interesting reading matter in our local library.

ˈread-out – plural ˈread-outs – noun

data produced by a computer, eg on magnetic or paper tape.

read between the lines

to look for or find information (eg in a letter) which is not actually stated.

read off

to read from a dial, instrument etc. The engineer read off the temperatures one by one.

read on

to continue to read; to read further. He paused for a few moments, and then read on.

read out

to read aloud. Read out the answers to the questions.

read over/through

to read from beginning to end. I'll read through your manuscript, and let you know if I find any mistakes.