fanout
fanout · fanouts
The degree to which something fans out, or splits into separate sectionsThe degree to which something fans out, or splits into separate sections.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The degree to which something fans out, or splits into separate sections.
B+ trees have very high fanout, which reduces the number of I/O operations required to find an element in the tree.
The fanout of a logic gate output is the number of gate inputs to which it is connected.
Origin
From fan + out, from the phrasal verb.From fan + out, from the phrasal verb.
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Forms
plural: fanoutsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedfanin
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable