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Transformers have windings - typically each winding is designated for a particular voltage. Any one of the windings can be an "output", as any winding can be an "input". Usually for consumers, one of the windings is intended to be 120V for the input. In that case, all of the other windings would be an output.

I should also mention that while you can have several outputs, you can only have one input. Some transformers have the windings color coded to designate input and outputs.

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