Bandwidth vs. Throughput

Bandwidthnoun

The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.

Bandwidthnoun

Of a signal, the width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.

Bandwidthnoun

The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.

Bandwidthnoun

(informal) The capacity, energy or time required.

Bandwidthnoun

The maximum rate of information transfer (measured in bits/second) that can be carried by a communication channel.

Bandwidthnoun

a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel

Bandwidthnoun

a range of frequencies within a given band, in particular that used for transmitting a signal.

Bandwidthnoun

the transmission capacity of a computer network or other telecommunication system

Bandwidthnoun

the energy or mental capacity required to deal with a situation

Throughputnoun

(networking) The rate at which data is transferred through a system.

Throughputnoun

(operations) The rate of production; the rate at which something can be processed.

Throughputnoun

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Throughputnoun

output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time)

Throughput

In general terms, throughput is the rate of production or the rate at which something is processed. When used in the context of communication networks, such as Ethernet or packet radio, throughput or network throughput is the rate of successful message delivery over a communication channel.