throughput

through·put

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [throo-poo t]
- /ˈθruˌpʊt/
- /ˈθruː.pʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [throo-poo t]
- /ˈθruˌpʊt/

Definitions of throughput word

noun throughput the quantity or amount of raw material processed within a given time, especially the work done by an electronic computer in a given period of time. 1
noun throughput work rate 1
noun throughput computers: bandwidth 1
uncountable noun throughput The throughput of an organization or system is the amount of things it can do or deal with in a particular period of time. 0
noun throughput the quantity of raw material or information processed or communicated in a given period, esp by a computer 0
noun throughput the amount of material put through a process in a given period, as by a computer 0

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Origin of throughput

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

1920-25; from phrase put through, modeled on output

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Parts of speech for Throughput

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Throughput

throughput popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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throughput usage trend in Literature

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