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throughput
the quantity of raw material or information processed or communicated in a given period, esp by a computer
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throughput
[′thrü‚pu̇t](chemical engineering)
The volume of feedstock charged to a process equipment unit during a specified time.
(communications)
A measure of the effective rate of transmission of data by a communications system.
(computer science)
The productivity of a data-processing system, as expressed in computing work per minute or hour.
(mining engineering)
The quantity of ore or other material passed through a mill or a section of a mill in a given time or at a given rate.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
throughput
(1)The rate at which a processor can work expressed in instructions per second or jobs per hour or some other unit of performance.
throughput
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