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Throughput Moderate

Throughput has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time)

"The server's low throughput meant that only a few data packets could pass through the network per second."

2

The rate at which data is transferred through a system.

"The new router significantly increased the throughput of our network by handling more data packets per second."

In plain English: Throughput is the total amount of work that gets finished and moved through a system over a specific period of time.

"The factory increased its throughput by adding more workers to the assembly line."

Usage: Throughput measures how much work or data passes through a system over time, not the total capacity available. Use this term when discussing actual performance rates rather than theoretical maximums like bandwidth.

Example Sentences
"The factory increased its throughput by adding more workers to the assembly line." noun
"The factory increased its throughput by adding two new machines to the assembly line." noun
"High data throughput allows us to download large files in seconds without waiting." noun
"Our kitchen's food throughput dropped on Tuesday because the dishwasher broke down again." noun
See Also
data operating expense goodput throughputs redundant array of independent disks system quality of service scale
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
output

Origin

The word throughput combines the preposition through with the verb put. It entered English as a technical term to describe the rate at which something passes through a system or process.

Rhyming Words
put sput kaput kiput input toput caput harput offput netput output rajput overput kharput mariput reinput cajuput thruput put put occiput
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