From the course C++:
Basically, a namespace is a special area inside which something is defined. So, in this case, cout is defined in stdnamespace. Thus, std::cout states that cout is defined in the std namespace or to use the definition of cout which is defined in std namespace.
Basically its like a toolbox which will equip you with tools to use.
As we can use tools like cout, cin to print outputs and provide inputs respectively after typing std::cout or std::cin.