throughput
/ˈθruːpʊt/ (bre, ipa) · [θrˈupˌʊt] /ˈθruːpʊt/ (ame, ipa) · [θrˈupˌʊt] /ˈthrü-ˌpu̇t How to pronounce throughput (audio)/ (ame, mw)
throughput — noun
1. the volume of work, goods, data, or people that a machine, business, or service
the volume of work, goods, data, or people that a machine, business, or service can process over a given period.
The factory doubled its daily throughput after adding two packing lines.
collocation: daily throughput
Eri checked the printer's throughput before sending the school reports.
device throughput before a print job
During the sale, the warehouse could not keep up with order throughput.
The hospital improved patient throughput by opening another check-in desk.
Low network throughput made the video call freeze every few seconds.
- capacity
broader; often names the maximum a system can handle, while throughput is the amount actually processed over time
- output
focuses on what comes out, not on the rate or flow through the whole process
- processing rate
technical term that emphasizes the measured speed of handling work or data
用法筆記
Often used for factories, networks, printers, and service operations. It usually refers to how much is handled within a measured time such as per hour or per second.