throughput

noun

through·​put ˈthrü-ˌpu̇t 

: the amount of something (such as material, data, etc.) that passes through something (such as a machine or system)

the throughput of a computer

compare input, output

Examples of throughput in a Sentence

The network can handle large throughputs.

finding ways to increase throughput

Recent Examples on the Web

The city ranks among the world's busiest container ports despite a steady decline in throughput over the past decade as cargo shifted to mainland Chinese ports. —Lee Ying Shan,emily Tan, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026

Agibot claims the deployment has demonstrated strong, quantifiable performance across key industrial metrics, including throughput of up to 310 units per hour, cycle times of approximately 19–20 seconds per operation, and a success rate exceeding 99 percent in continuous operation. —Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026

Enthusiasm is the social lubricant that keeps the throughput counts high, the wait times low and the customer satisfaction rates soaring. —Robert Niles, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026

Iran’s alternatives outside the strait can replace less than 10% of Gulf throughput. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for throughput

• afoot
• barefoot
• bigfoot
• blackfoot
• caput
• clubfoot
• cocksfoot
• crowfoot
• forefoot
• input
• output
• rajput