fanout

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noun

The degree to which something fans out, or splits into separate sections.

“The fanout of a logic gate output is the number of gate inputs to which it is connected.”

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Meanings

nounfanout (countable and uncountable, plural fanouts)

plural fanouts

  1. countableuncountablebusinessThe degree to which something fans out, or splits into separate sections.

    The fanout of a logic gate output is the number of gate inputs to which it is connected.

    1 more example

    B+ trees have very high fanout, which reduces the number of I/O operations required to find an element in the tree.

Origin

From fan + out, from the phrasal verb.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

fanout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanout

MLA

“fanout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanout. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fanout,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanout.

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