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throughput

n. uncountable
C1 Advanced US //ˈθɹuˌpʊt// UK //θɹˈuːpʊt// through·put

n. the amount of work, data, or people that a system can handle in a specific amount of time. It measures how much goes through a process from start to finish.

n. the rate at which a system processes a given amount of input or produces a specific volume of output over a defined period.


SIMPLE

The new software significantly increases the data throughput of our network.

CONTEXTUAL

The factory manager implemented a new assembly line layout to improve the daily throughput of finished goods.

COMPLEX

Optimising network throughput requires a careful balance between increasing bandwidth and reducing latency to ensure that packets move efficiently through every node in the infrastructure.

Origin

From through + put.

Usage

Commonly used in technical, industrial, and computing contexts to describe efficiency.

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