noun The speed at which data passes through a system.
- The network's throughput dropped sharply when too many people streamed video at once.
- We upgraded the router to improve wireless throughput across the whole office.
- Engineers measured the disk's throughput by copying a large file and timing the transfer.
noun The speed at which something can be made or dealt with.
- The factory increased its throughput by adding a second shift of workers.
- Hospital managers worked to raise patient throughput in the busy emergency room.
- A faster scanner doubled the throughput at the airport security checkpoint.
- The factory managed a throughput of 120 units per hour.
noun Another term for étendue.
- In optical design, throughput describes how much light a system can collect from a source.
- The telescope's throughput depends on both the size of its lens and its field of view.
- Engineers calculated the throughput of the fiber coupler before choosing a light source.
