Output vs. Throughput
Outputnoun
(economics) Production; quantity produced, created, or completed.
Outputnoun
(computing) Data sent out of the computer, as to output device such as a monitor or printer, or data sent from one program on the computer to another.
Outputnoun
(medicine) The flow rate of body liquids such as blood and urine.
Outputverb
(economics) To produce, create, or complete.
Outputverb
(computing) To send data out of a computer, as to an output device such as a monitor or printer, or to send data from one program on the computer to another.
Outputnoun
The amount or quantity of a material or product that is produced by a mine, factory, or any system for production of commercial goods, such as the amount of coal or ore put out from one or more mines, or the quantity of material produced by, or turned out from, one or more furnaces or mills, in a given time; production.
Outputnoun
The materials, profits, or information produced by any system.
Outputnoun
That which is thrown out as products of the metabolic activity of the body; the egesta other than the fæces. See Income.
Outputnoun
The power, voltage, or current produced by a device to generate or regulate electrical power; as, the power supply had a maximum output of 250 milliamps.
Outputnoun
The data or information produced by operation of a computer program or subroutine for transfer to another program or to an external device. The output of one program may be used as the input to another program.
Outputnoun
final product; the things produced
Outputnoun
production of a certain amount
Outputnoun
signal that comes out of an electronic system
Outputnoun
the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time);
Outputnoun
what is produced in a given time period
Outputverb
to create or manufacture a specific amount;
Outputnoun
the amount of something produced by a person, machine, or industry
Outputnoun
the action or process of producing something
Outputnoun
the power, energy, or other results supplied by a device or system
Outputnoun
a place where power or information leaves a system.
Outputverb
(of a computer or other device) produce, deliver, or supply (data)
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
(optics) lang=en.
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.
