throughput

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈθruːˌpʊt/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The amount of material, data, or items passing through a system or process in a given period of time.; In computing and telecommunications, the rate at which data is successfully transmitted over a network or processed by a system.; In business or operations, the rate of production or the volume of work completed within a specific timeframe.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable / uncountable Plural: throughputs 3rd sing.: throughputs Past: throughput Past part.: throughput Pres part.: throughputting

Collocations

high throughputincrease throughputthroughput ratesystem throughputnetwork throughputmaximize throughput

Derivatives

high-throughput

Synonyms

outputcapacityproductivityyieldbandwidth

Commonly confused

output
EN: 'Output' refers to what is produced; 'throughput' refers to the rate or volume of items passing through a system over time.
bandwidth
EN: 'Bandwidth' is the maximum capacity of a channel; 'throughput' is the actual amount of data successfully transferred.

Spelling tips

EN: Write as one word 'throughput,' not hyphenated ('through-put') or as two words ('through put').

💬 Examples

  1. The factory increased its throughput by automating the assembly line.

  2. The new router significantly improved the network throughput.

  3. The hospital's patient throughput improved after they reorganized the triage process.