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throughput

The amount of work performed by a computer within a given time. It is a combination of internal processing speed (32-bit vs. 64-bit, etc.), peripheral speeds (I/O) and the efficiency of the operating system, other system software and applications all working together. Transactions processed per second (TPS) is one metric commonly used to gauge throughput. See 32-bit computing and 64-bit computing.

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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.

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1.		throughput - The rate at which a processor can work expressed in instructions per second or jobs per hour or some other unit of performance.
2.	(communications)	throughput - data transfer rate.