passthrough
Noun
Meaning
The act or process of passing through.
as of a signal through a device or network.
as of increased costs through a business entity to its customers through increased prices.
The airlines called the fuel surcharge a passthrough, but did not rescind it until well after fuel prices had returned to previous levels.
A wall opening intended to allow something to be passed through it.
(taxation) A legal entity intended to not incur (income) taxation at the entity, but solely at the beneficiaries.
Partnerships, limited-liability companies, and Subchapter S corporations are the main US passthroughs.
Synonym: flowthrough
Examples
In QuickTime Pro's MPEG-4 Export dialog, an option called "Passthrough" allows a clean export to MP4 without affecting the audio or video streams.
While VR still hasn’t quite taken off the way it was expected, the NZXT S340 Elite caters to Vive/Oculus owners through the addition of two USB 3.0 ports (along with two 2.0s) and a HDMI passthrough on the top panel.
As for passthrough, this is really for those using these in-ears for sports.
Our current pilot will give us the flexibility to determine if GPU passthrough and/or dedicated vGPUs will best serve our purposes.
The case also provides a passthrough mini USB connector and cable that can be used for syncing with iTunes.
There's excellent active noise-cancellation (with adjustable passthrough levels), a balanced fit that won't budge whatever you're doing without compromising comfort, and an adjustable sound profile that simply sounds great.