throughput
noun
through·put
ˈthrü-ˌpu̇t 
Examples of throughput in a Sentence
The network can handle large throughputs.
finding ways to increase throughput
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Its Full System Drive subtest measures a PC's storage throughput.
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PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
This speed allows for higher research throughput while reducing ethical and financial burdens.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Predictive maintenance and asset integrity are already improving, reducing unplanned outages and boosting throughput.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Oct. 2025
Now technologies such as eDNA, high-throughput sequencing, autonomous robotics, and AI have broadened our vision of the natural world.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
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PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
This speed allows for higher research throughput while reducing ethical and financial burdens.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Predictive maintenance and asset integrity are already improving, reducing unplanned outages and boosting throughput.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Oct. 2025
Now technologies such as eDNA, high-throughput sequencing, autonomous robotics, and AI have broadened our vision of the natural world.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for throughput
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“Throughput.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throughput. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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