throughput

or thru·put

[ throo-poot ]

noun
  1. the quantity or amount of raw material processed within a given time, especially the work done by an electronic computer in a given period of time.

Origin of throughput

1
1920–25; from phrase put through, modeled on output

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British Dictionary definitions for throughput

throughput

/ (ˈθruːˌpʊt) /


noun
  1. the quantity of raw material or information processed or communicated in a given period, esp by a computer

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