Throughput

/ˈθɹuː.pʊt/ · noun

Meaning

(networking) The rate at which data is transferred through a system..

Definitions by Sense

1. (networking) The rate at which data is transferred through a system.
2. (operations) The rate of production; the rate at which something can be processed.
3. (optics) Synonym of etendue.

Example Sentences

The factory managed a throughput of 120 units per hour.

if the rate of heating is substantially reduced, not only is the throughput of the apparatus diminished and the cost of the process increased, but the properties of the resultant coke are detrimentally affected.

However, many people—including railwaymen—are only beginning to realise how great is the amount of civil engineering work necessary to achieve adequate clearances for high-voltage overhead equipment under bridges and tunnels; what is involved in the re-signalling needed to permit the increased throughput of traffic (in some places it is unavoidable, to afford better sighting of signals obscured by overhead electrical gear); [...].

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• throughputs
• thruput

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