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

Studies show that even under optimistic scenarios, returning metals to Earth would remain uneconomic without major advances in throughput, spacecraft reuse, and automation. —Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025

The company’s wider footprint in India includes two APM Terminals across Pipavav and Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port, facilitating throughput of over 3 million containers every year. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025

Built from more than six hundred NVIDIA accelerators, TX-GAIN isn’t just built for raw throughput. —Chelsea Haney october 30, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025

To find out if typhus was the sole culprit for the demise of soldiers, the authors of the new study used a method known as high-throughput sequencing, which can sequence millions of DNA fragments at a time. —Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025

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