Output device

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An output device is any piece of computer hardware equipment used to communicate the results of data processing carried out by an information processing system (such as a computer) to the outside world.
In computing, input/output, or I/O, refers to the communication between an information processing system (such as a computer), and the outside world. Inputs are the signals or data sent to the system, and outputs are the signals or data sent by the system to the outside.
Examples of output devices:

• Speakers
• Headphones
• Screen (Monitor)
• Printer

See also

• CAD
• Computer-controlled milling machines
• Computer graphics
• Digital image processing
• Graphics card
• Graphics chip
• Graphical user interface
• Rapid prototyping
• Vector graphics vs. Raster graphics

[hide]v · d · eBasic computer components Input devices Keyboard · Image scanner · Microphone · Pointing device (Graphics tablet  · Joystick · Light pen · Mouse · Touchpad · Touchscreen · Trackball) · Webcam Output devices Monitor · Printer · Speakers Removable data storage Optical disc drive (CD-RW · DVD+RW) · Floppy disk · Memory card · USB flash drive Computer case Central processing unit (CPU) · Hard disk / Solid-state drive · Motherboard · Network interface controller · Power supply · Random-access memory (RAM) · Sound card · Video card Data ports Ethernet · Firewire (IEEE 1394) · Parallel port · Serial port · Universal Serial Bus (USB)

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