out-cuen.
/ˈaʊtkjuː/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌkju/ Broadcasting.
A cue which indicates when a particular recording or broadcast is about to end (cf. cue n.2 1c).
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1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio viii. 139 The main things to mark on the script are as follows:..(iv) Duration (or other means of noting in advance when the outcue is coming up). (v) Type of fade out.
1972 D. Lees Zodiac 119 It was Zodiac's television experience that led him to leave on a good ‘out cue’.
1987 Advertising Age (Nexis) 23 Nov. 28 Imagine..a detergent commercial with no copy save a voice-over outcue.
2002 Music & Media (Nexis) 20 Apr. 6 Presenters using the technology generally only get to hear a 20-second or so outcue from each track.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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