throughput
or thru·put
[ throo-poot ]
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
11920–25; from phrase put through, modeled on output
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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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