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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.throughput the quantity of raw material or information processed or communicated in a given period, esp by a computer 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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