throughput
/ˈθruːpʊt/ (bre, ipa) · [θrˈupˌʊt] /ˈθruːpʊt/ (ame, ipa) · [θrˈupˌʊt] /ˈthrü-ˌpu̇t How to pronounce throughput (audio)/ (ame, mw)
throughput — 名詞
1. the volume of work, goods, data, or people that a machine, business, or service
吞吐量
單位時間可處理的總量
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.
工廠加了兩條包裝線後，每日吞吐量翻了一倍。
collocation: daily throughput
Eri checked the printer's throughput before sending the school reports.
Eri 在送出學校報告前，先檢查了印表機的吞吐量。
device throughput before a print job
During the sale, the warehouse could not keep up with order throughput.
特價期間，倉庫跟不上暴增的訂單吞吐量。
The hospital improved patient throughput by opening another check-in desk.
醫院多開了一個報到櫃檯後，病患吞吐量提高了。
Low network throughput made the video call freeze every few seconds.
網路吞吐量偏低，讓那通視訊電話每幾秒就卡住一次。
- 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.