outputssuch

Outputssuch is a neologism used in computer science and data processing to describe an operation that emits outputs meeting a specified condition. The term is not widely standardized and appears primarily in informal discussions, tutorials, and example code where concise naming is convenient.

Definition: Outputssuch refers to an operator or function that takes a collection or stream of items and a predicate, producing a new stream containing only the items for which the predicate evaluates to true. The concept is closely related to filtering, but the name emphasizes the result—the outputs that satisfy the criterion.

Implementation: In many programming languages, outputssuch can be implemented as a higher-order function or as a streaming transform. Pseudocode example: outputssuch([1,2,3,4,5], isEven) yields [2,4].

Variants and distinctions: While often conflated with filtering, some authors distinguish outputssuch as a general pattern that may also involve side effects or transformations, depending on the context. In pure filtering, nonmatching items are simply discarded; in outputssuch, the focus is on the produced outputs that satisfy the condition, potentially alongside transformed forms of those items.

Usage and context: The term is most common in teaching materials and lightweight libraries. For formal documentation, standard terminology such as filter, select, where, or predicate-based streams is usually preferred to ensure clarity across languages and paradigms.