emit

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin ēmittōbor. English emit Borrowed from Latin ēmittō.

1. To send out or give off.

   “I just emitted a giggle.”

   “Here is a Proclamation for a Prince: that proclaims him in whoſe name it is emitted [James II of England], to be the greateſt Tyrant that ever lived in the world, and their Revolt who have diſowned him to be the juſteſt that ever was.”

2. To come out, to be sent out or given off.

   “Eruption ceased to emit, and aside from the limited success of "I'll Be Your Friend" (--/#40, 1986), Precious Wilson still hopes to hit the big time.”

   “Said sound producing means generates a sound which is allowed to emit from said casing through said plurality of apertures.”

3. To result in specific machine instructions or bytecode when compiled.
4. To produce specific computer code when processed or executed.