carry-out

noun

A command that exports a carry (bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation) from the current column of an addition operation.

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Meanings

nouncarry-out (plural carry-outs)

plural carry-outs

  1. computingA command that exports a carry (bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation) from the current column of an addition operation.

    A simpler scheme is to connect the carry-ins and carry-outs of the units in a ripple chain. This approach is most common in chip design because the wiring for the carry-lookahead tree is hard to design and area-consuming.

    2004, Wayne Wolf, FPGA-Based System Design
  2. alternativeAlternative spelling of carryout.

Origin

Deverbal from carry out.

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APA

carry-out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carry-out

MLA

“carry-out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carry-out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carry-out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carry-out.

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