salida

Salida is a Spanish noun with several related meanings centered on leaving or going out. The basic sense is exit, departure, or way out, and it derives from the verb salir, to leave. In everyday language, salida can refer to an exit from a building or vehicle, as in salida de emergencia (emergency exit), or to a departure in a transportation context, such as the time of salidas (departures).

Beyond literal exits, salida is used in financial and logistical language to describe outflows or expenditures, for example, salida de efectivo meaning cash outflow or fondos de salida referring to funds leaving an account. In technology and electronics, the term also denotes an output, as in salida de audio (audio output) or salida de datos (data output), typically contrasted with entrada (input).

Geographically, the name appears in place names rather than as a single, specific concept. There are several locations named Salida, including Salida, Colorado, United States. The name is used in various Spanish-speaking regions for towns, districts, or streets, reflecting its literal meaning related to exits or departures.

In cultural and idiomatic use, salida can appear in expressions describing solutions or escapes in a broader sense, as well as in metaphorical language to indicate a way out of a situation.