Meaning of the word throughput in English

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throughput

US /ˈθruː.pʊt/
UK /ˈθruː.pʊt/

Noun

the amount of work, material, or data that can be processed or produced in a given period of time

Example:
The factory increased its daily throughput by optimizing the assembly line.
Network throughput is a critical factor for data transfer speed.