Throughput

Definitions

1. The rate at which data is transferred through a system.
   countable, uncountable
2. The rate of production; the rate at which something can be processed.
   countable, uncountable
3. Synonym of etendue.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The factory managed a throughput of 120 units per hour.”

“if the rate of heating is substantially reduced, not only is the throughput of the apparatus diminished and the cost⟳ of the process⟳ increased, but the properties of the resultant coke are detrimentally affected.”

“However, many people—including railwaymen—are only beginning to realise⟳ how great is the amount of civil engineering work⟳ necessary to achieve⟳ adequate clearances for high-voltage overhead equipment under bridges and tunnels; what is involved in the re-signalling needed to permit⟳ the increased throughput of traffic (in some places it is unavoidable, to afford⟳ better sighting of signals obscured by overhead electrical gear); [...].”

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