printf
verbUK /ˈprɪntɛf/
US /ˈprɪntɛf/
To show words or numbers on a computer screen.
The program uses printf to display a friendly greeting.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A command in the C language that prints formatted text.
She called printf with a format string to print the score.
3. To send text to a terminal or output stream in programming.
The debug message was printf'd to the console.
4. A shell command that formats and prints arguments.
The printf command printed the date in a custom layout.