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An outro (sometimes "outtro") or extro means the conclusion to a piece of music, literature or television program. It is the opposite of an intro. Outro is a 2002 album by Jair Oliveira. ... In computer and video gaming, the term outro refers to a sequence of graphics and music presented to the player as a reward for successful completion of the entire game. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... A conclusion is a final proposition, which is arrived at after the consideration of evidence, arguments or premises. ... Intro can mean the following things: A musical introduction A computer intro, a short or small version of the computer demo An R&B group This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

"Outro" is a blend or portmanteau as it combines the words "out" and "intro" to create a new word. This article is about the creation of words by combining words. ... A portmanteau (IPA: ) is a word or morpheme that fuses two or more words or word parts to give a combined or loaded meaning. ...

Music

The term is usually used in popular music; the equivalent in classical music is the coda. The traditional term for the concluding lines of a song is the tag, as in barbershop music. Coda sign Coda (Italian for tail; from the Latin cauda), in music, is a passage which brings a movement or a separate piece to a conclusion through prolongation. ... A tag, in barbershop music, is the last section of the song. ...

Literature

In literature, it can also indicate that an "additional ending" or epilogue has been added to the work for emphasis, or because it falls outside what the author or editor feels is the natural conclusion. It normally does not affect the design of the story being told. Classically, the extro was a closing scene where the characters reflected on the preceding story, often directly addressing the audience in verse. Sometimes it can be incorporated in a sentence as in 'that paragragh has an intro and an outro' An epilogue, or epilog, is a piece of writing at the end of a work of literature or drama, usually used to bring closure to the work. ...

Television

In contemporary television, an extro is theme music present over closing credits or played at the end of a program (common in news programs or game shows when the lights go down and the camera angle is wide).