throughput

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθruːpʊt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(thro̅o̅′pŏŏt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
through•put  (thro̅o̅′pŏŏt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Computingthe quantity or amount of raw material processed within a given time, esp. the work done by an electronic computer in a given period of time.
Also, thruput. 
  • from phrase put through, modeled on output 1920–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
throughput / ˈθruːˌpʊt/
  1. the quantity of raw material or information processed or communicated in a given period, esp by a computer
'throughput' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
thruput
Collocations: the throughput of the [factory, computer], the [transaction, data, system] throughput, can handle a large throughput, more...

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