signal vs output

output vs signal

signal and output both are nouns.

signal is an adjective but output is not an adjective.

signal and output both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
signal	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
output	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, output is a hyponym of signal; that is, output is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than signal:

signal: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
output: signal that comes out of an electronic system

Other hyponyms of signal include recording, number, phone number, telephone number, start, starting signal, storm signal, beam, radio beam, ticktack, time signal, dog-ear, animal communication, alarm, alarum, alert, warning signal, distress call, distress signal, all clear, bugle call, curfew, retreat, drumbeat, radiotelegraphic signal, telegraphic signal, whistle, whistling, high sign, symbol, visual signal, indicator, electronic signal, radio beacon, input, input signal, output signal.

signal (noun)	output (noun)
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message	production of a certain amount
any incitement to action	final product; the things produced
an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes	what is produced in a given time period
	signal that comes out of an electronic system
	the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)

signal (adjective)	output (adjective)
notably out of the ordinary

signal (verb)	output (verb)
communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs	to create or manufacture a specific amount
be a signal for or a symptom of

Difference between signal and output

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