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English

Etymology

A compound of through + put.

Pronunciation

  • } IPA: /ˈθɹuː.pʌt/,


Noun

  1. The rate of production; the rate at which something can be processed.
  2. : The factory managed a throughput of 120 units per hour.
  3. The rate at which data is transferred through a system.
  4. * 1927, Harald Nielsen, "Distillation of Carbonaceous Materials" 1, US Patent 1886262, line 70:
  5. : "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."


Derived terms


Translations

Category:Systems theory

hu:throughput fi:throughput vi:throughput

WordNet throughput
n : output relative to input; the amount passing through a
system from input to output (especially of a computer
program over a period of time)
FOLDOC throughput

1. The rate at which a processor can work expressed in
instructions per second or jobs per hour or some other unit of
performance.

2. data transfer rate.

(2001-05-22)


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