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THROUGHPUT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("throughput" is a kind of...):
output; outturn; turnout (what is produced in a given time period)
Domain category:
computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)