<s>
Output	B-Application
compare	I-Application
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
trigger	O
an	O
output	B-General_Concept
based	O
on	O
a	O
timestamp	O
in	O
memory	O
,	O
without	O
interrupting	O
the	O
execution	O
of	O
code	O
by	O
a	O
processor	B-General_Concept
or	O
microcontroller	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
functionality	O
provided	O
by	O
many	O
embedded	B-Architecture
systems	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
corresponding	O
ability	O
to	O
record	O
a	O
timestamp	O
in	O
memory	O
when	O
an	O
input	O
occurs	O
is	O
called	O
input	B-Device
capture	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microchip	O
Documentation	O
on	O
Output	B-Application
Compare	I-Application
:	O
DS39706A-page	O
16-1	O
-	O
Section	O
16	O
.	O
</s>
