Noun
(optics) Synonym of etendue.
(networking) The rate at which data is transferred through a system.
(operations) The rate of production; the rate at which something can be processed.
The factory managed a throughput of 120 units per hour.
Economists have focused too much on the economy's circulatory system and have neglected to study its digestive tract. Throughput growth means pushing more of the same food through an ever larger digestive tract; development means eating better food and digesting it more thoroughly. Herman E. Daly
[Operating expense is defined as] all the money the system spends in turning inventory into throughput. Eliyahu M. Goldratt
After achieving the throughput much higher than a T1s, Wei Xu finally made the commercial product practically feasible, that was released as a part of the well-known Gauntlet firewall. Source: Internet
“ACLA urges HHS to quickly provide clarity on how the funding will be allocated to support hotspots and high-risk populations, as well as broader efforts to increase high throughput testing nationwide,” ACLA President Julie Khani said in a statement. Source: Internet
Also important, but often overlooked is performance degradation, i.e. to ensure that the throughput and/or response times after some long period of sustained activity are as good as or better than at the beginning of the test. Source: Internet
Also accessing media sequentially, as opposed to randomly, typically yields maximum throughput. Source: Internet