diff --git a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/output.dm b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/output.dm
index 75ed9d5216..5bd36ddc25 100644
--- a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/output.dm
+++ b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/output.dm
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/output/screen
 	name = "small screen"
-	desc = "This small screen can display a single piece of data, when the machine is examined closely."
+	desc = "Takes any data type as an input, and displays it to the user upon examining."
 	icon_state = "screen"
 	inputs = list("displayed data" = IC_PINTYPE_ANY)
 	outputs = list()
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/output/screen/medium
 	name = "screen"
-	desc = "This screen allows for people holding the device to see a piece of data."
+	desc = "Takes any data type as an input and displays it to the user upon examining, and to adjacent beings when pulsed."
 	icon_state = "screen_medium"
 	power_draw_per_use = 20
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/output/screen/large
 	name = "large screen"
-	desc = "This screen allows for people able to see the device to see a piece of data."
+	desc = "Takes any data type as an input and displays it to the user upon examining, and to all nearby beings when pulsed."
 	icon_state = "screen_large"
 	power_draw_per_use = 40
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/output/light
 	name = "light"
-	desc = "This light can turn on and off on command."
+	desc = "A basic light which can be toggled on/off when pulsed."
 	icon_state = "light"
 	complexity = 4
 	inputs = list()
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/output/light/advanced
 	name = "advanced light"
-	desc = "This light can turn on and off on command, in any color, and in various brightness levels."
+	desc = "A light that takes a hexadecimal color value and a brightness value, and can be toggled on/off with a pulse."
 	icon_state = "light_adv"
 	complexity = 8
 	inputs = list(
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/output/text_to_speech
 	name = "text-to-speech circuit"
-	desc = "A miniature speaker is attached to this component."
+	desc = "Takes any string as an input and will make the device say the string when pulsed."
 	extended_desc = "This unit is more advanced than the plain speaker circuit, able to transpose any valid text to speech."
 	icon_state = "speaker"
 	complexity = 12
@@ -169,9 +169,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/output/sound/beeper
 	name = "beeper circuit"
-	desc = "A miniature speaker is attached to this component.  This is often used in the construction of motherboards, which use \
-	the speaker to tell the user if something goes very wrong when booting up.  It can also do other similar synthetic sounds such \
-	as buzzing, pinging, chiming, and more."
+	desc = "Takes a sound name as an input, and will play said sound when pulsed. This circuit has a variety of beeps, boops, and buzzes to choose from."
 	sounds = list(
 		"beep"			= 'sound/machines/twobeep.ogg',
 		"chime"			= 'sound/machines/chime.ogg',
@@ -186,7 +184,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/output/sound/beepsky
 	name = "securitron sound circuit"
-	desc = "A miniature speaker is attached to this component.  Considered by some to be the essential component for a securitron."
+	desc = "Takes a sound name as an input, and will play said sound when pulsed. This circuit is similar to those used in Securitrons."
 	sounds = list(
 		"creep"			= 'sound/voice/bcreep.ogg',
 		"criminal"		= 'sound/voice/bcriminal.ogg',
@@ -202,7 +200,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/output/sound/medbot
 	name = "medbot sound circuit"
-	desc = "A miniature speaker is attached to this component, used to annoy patients while they get pricked by a medbot."
+	desc = "Takes a sound name as an input, and will play said sound when pulsed. This circuit is often found in medical robots."
 	sounds = list(
 		"surgeon"		= 'sound/voice/msurgeon.ogg',
 		"radar"			= 'sound/voice/mradar.ogg',
@@ -225,7 +223,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/output/video_camera
 	name = "video camera circuit"
-	desc = "This small camera allows a remote viewer to see what it sees."
+	desc = "Takes a string as a name and a boolean to determine whether it is on, and uses this to be a camera linked to the research network."
 	extended_desc = "The camera is linked to the Research camera network."
 	icon_state = "video_camera"
 	w_class = WEIGHT_CLASS_SMALL
@@ -293,7 +291,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/output/led
 	name = "light-emitting diode"
-	desc = "This a LED that is lit whenever there is TRUE-equivalent data on its input."
+	desc = "Takes a boolean value in, and if the boolean value is 'true-equivalent', the LED will be marked as lit on examine."
 	extended_desc = "TRUE-equivalent values are: Non-empty strings, non-zero numbers, and valid refs."
 	complexity = 0.1
 	icon_state = "led"