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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  throughput 
  n  :  the  amount  passing  through  a  system  from  input  to  output 
  (especially  of  a  computer  program  over  a  period  of  time) 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  throughput 
 
  1.  The  rate  at  which  a  processor  can  work  expressed  in 
  instructions  per  second  or  jobs  per  hour  or  some  other  unit  of 
  performance. 
 
  2.  The  amount  of  data  a  communications  channel  can  carry, 
  usually  in  bytes  per  second 
 
  The  other  important  characteristic  of  a  channel  is  its 
  {latency}. 
 
  (1995-01-16) 
 
 




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