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throughput

[throo-poot] / ˈθruˌpʊt /
NOUN
something processed
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
WEAK


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Chevron said it had record quarterly U.S. crude throughput as BP refining availability was 96.5%.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Refining throughput volumes averaged 3 million barrels a day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

AMD’s approach focuses on throughput, or the number of tasks that can run at once, while Nvidia’s technique targets latency, or how quickly a task is done.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

The adoption of 5G leads to lower costs per gigabyte, as it offers higher data throughput.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

"I want to check the throughput reactance first."

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

Chinese refiners’ throughputs dropped to a six-year low in May, consistent with its decline in crude imports, according to the IEA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

But price gains could have been capped by an easing of crude oil throughputs at Chinese refineries.

From Reuters ● Nov. 6, 2023

Of course, throughputs of assembly lines and the price of tires are less sexy and fun than rockets, reimagining the electricity grid, and transforming the idea of what a car is.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2016

"Consumers will experience gigabits-per-second throughputs and single-millisecond latencies," according to Verizon.

From The Verge ● Jul. 11, 2016

The IT department frantically tries to find out why they are experiencing slow throughputs.

From Forbes ● Jul. 9, 2014


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