THROUGHPUT Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

throughput

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Definition of throughput

as in production

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Recent Examples of throughput Measure the same agent on throughput and quality, and the picture inverts. — Ajay Pundhir, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The result is greater throughput, higher quality and more resilient manufacturing. — Ariyan Kabir, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 When Texas needed greater capacity for measles testing, its public health laboratory developed a high-throughput approach that other states could validate and use for measles outbreaks. — Deb Houry, Time, 5 Aug. 2026 At its investor day in June, Honeywell Aerospace spent time explaining their strategy to transform their supply chain, including better planning, factory throughput and the embrace of AI tools. — Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for throughput

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Commerce production assistant Hailey Roy, who has 3C curls, actually skips a hot tool altogether.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026
Since 2022, the first full year that both models were put in production, the auto giant has sold at least roughly 120,000 examples of each per year.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of production

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Humans engaged user interfaces to command software and engage with outputs like dashboards, while APIs labored in the background.

— George C. Lee II, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Walker will take charge a growing segment of Amazon MGM’s TV output, including Prime Video series Sterling Point, Off Campus and the upcoming Boys of Tommen, among others.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

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