output devices

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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 alsoCAD
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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