read-out

Questions about read-out

What does read-out mean?

read-out means "the output of a computer in readable form". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in read-out?

read-out has 3 syllables and divides as re-a-d-out under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for read-out?

Close synonyms include readout, readout, readout. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is read-out a common word?

read-out is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.