throughput

or thru·put

[throo-poo t]

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.

Origin of throughput

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

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Historical Examples of throughput

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

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for throughput

"energy, activity," 1808, Scottish slang; from through + put. Industrial sense is from 1915.