printout
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of printout
First recorded in 1950–55; noun use of verb phrase print out
Example Sentences
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He took a folded-up paper out of his pocket—the printout of the photos Chip had pieced together.
From Literature
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Why not make big printouts of the digital collages and call it a day?
From Los Angeles Times
According to court filings, the city responded to the plaintiffs’ discovery request by converting printouts of the original Microsoft Word files of health hazard assessment reports into PDFs.
From Los Angeles Times
Then he nodded and loaded the marked boxes onto a trolley full of other boxes and thrust the printout into the boy’s hands.
From Literature
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Ray didn’t exactly say this, but he gave me the printout, which implied it, right?
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