throughput

American  

[throo-poot] / ˈθruˌpʊt /

Or thruput

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.

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throughput British  

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of throughput

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

Example Sentences

Air traffic throughput fell 1.8% year over year in the first 20 days of November, raising concerns for December’s outlook.

From Barron's

Now, it forecasts annual throughput of 3.5 million tons of ore from the fourth year of operation, from a prior estimate of 2 million tons.

From The Wall Street Journal

Traditional electronics can no longer reduce latency or increase throughput enough to keep up with today's data-heavy applications.

From Science Daily

“In fact, choosing the right networking, the performance, the throughput improvement going from 65% to 85% or 90%, that kind of step up because of your networking capability effectively makes networking free.”

From MarketWatch

Venture investment is rising as various sectors adopt robotics to confront labor shortages and enable faster throughput, said F-Prime Principal Betsy Mulé.

From The Wall Street Journal