throughput

or thru·put

[ throo-poot ]

/ ˈθruˌpʊt /

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noun

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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Origin of throughput

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

Words nearby throughput

through one's hat, through one's head, through one's mind, through-other, throughout, throughput, through rose-colored glasses, through stone, through street, through-the-lens meter, Through the Looking-Glass

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How to use throughput in a sentence

At this stage, data science teams need a partner with expertise to help them determine how best to configure labeling tools, classification taxonomies, and annotation interfaces for accuracy and throughput.
Computer vision in AI: The data needed to succeed|Ben Schneider|April 29, 2021|MIT Technology Review
For the first time, we may be able to test potential causes of infertility or pregnancy loss at a much higher throughput, which can then be further verified.
Scientists Created an Artificial Early Embryo From Human Skin Cells|Shelly Fan|March 23, 2021|Singularity Hub
“We need to have some sense of what regular production is going to be, what the throughput of the manufacturer is so we can look more than a week ahead,” he said.
States report confusion as government reduces vaccine shipments, while Pfizer says it has ‘millions’ of unclaimed doses|Isaac Stanley-Becker, Yasmeen Abutaleb, Lena H. Sun, Josh Dawsey|December 17, 2020|Washington Post
First of all, medicine has become a business, and whereas we used to have time to get to know patients and to really form relationships, it’s much more about throughput now, and how many people you can squeeze into an afternoon.
How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis? (Ep. 444)|Stephen J. Dubner|December 17, 2020|Freakonomics

For example, a bot’s throughput does not exceed a few megabytes per month.
SEO and cybersecurity: Incorporating cybersecurity into your SEO strategy|Connie Benton|December 14, 2020|Search Engine Watch
It was a delicate process, this business of increasing throughput without harming the guest experience.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom|Cory Doctorow
Iron is distributed throughput Australia, but for want of capital for developing the fields this industry has not progressed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8|Various
We trade off throughput for intensity, make it more of a premium product.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for throughput

throughput

/ (ˈθruːˌpʊt) /

noun

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

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