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throughput

  • /ˈθɹuː.pʊt/ UK
  • /ˈθɹu.pʊt/ Canada, US

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From through + put (after input and output).

noun throughputs · thruput

  1. countable, uncountable The rate at which data is transferred through a system.
  2. countable, uncountable The rate of production; the rate at which something can be processed. The factory managed a throughput of 120 units per hour.
  3. countable, uncountable Synonym of etendue.

    Similar: etendue

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: quantity, transmission, perf, volume, processing, output, production, debit, debiting, product, rate, performing, transfer, performance, profitability, efficiency

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noun rate of processing

Españoltasa de producción, tasa de procesamiento
한국어처리량 cheoriryang
Françaisdébit
DeutschDurchsatz
Ελληνικάδιεκπεραιωτικότητα diekperaiotikótita
Românărata de productie, productivitate
Русскийпроизводи́тельность proizvodítelʹnostʹ

noun rate of data transmission

Españoltasa de datos, tasa de transferencia, tasa transferencial
한국어스루풋 seuruput
中文吞吐率 tūntǔlǜ
Françaisdébit
DeutschDurchsatz
Ελληνικάδιαμεταγωγή diametagogí, ρυθμαπόδοση rythmapódosi
Русскийпропускная спосо́бность propusknaja sposóbnostʹ

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@misc{throughput_2026,
  title = {throughput},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/throughput},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}