throughput
or thru·put
[ throo-poo t ]
/ 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.
Nearby words
- through-line ,
- through-other,
- through-the-lens meter,
- throughly,
- throughout,
- throughway,
- throve,
- throw,
- throw a curve,
- throw a fit
Origin of throughput
1920–25; from phrase put through, modeled on output
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Examples from the Web for throughput
We trade off throughput for intensity, make it more of a premium product.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom|Cory Doctorow
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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throughput
"energy, activity," 1808, Scottish slang; from through + put. Industrial sense is from 1915.
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