outputkind

noun
UK /ˈaʊtpʊtkaɪnd/
US /ˈaʊtpʊtkaɪnd/

The type of thing a computer or machine makes or gives you.

The printer's outputkind is paper, but the speaker's outputkind is sound.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A group of results that share the same form or format.

The program sorts every answer into an outputkind so the files stay tidy.

3. The category of data a device sends out after it finishes working.

Engineers checked the outputkind of the sensor before connecting it to the display.

4. A label used in computing to tell different kinds of produced results apart.

Each outputkind has its own color in the report chart.