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throughput


through·put

noun \ˈthrü-ˌpt\

Definition of THROUGHPUT

: output, production <the throughput of a computer>

Examples of THROUGHPUT

  1. The network can handle large throughputs.
  2. finding ways to increase throughput

First Known Use of THROUGHPUT

circa 1915

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