The amount of work a system can handle per unit of time (e.g. requests per second, transactions per minute). Distinct from latency.
"After adding caching, throughput increased from 500 to 3,000 requests per second without changing the server count."
The amount of work a system can handle per unit of time (e.g. requests per second, transactions per minute). Distinct from latency.
No — "Throughput" is not an acronym or abbreviation. It's used as a standalone term (noun) in IT conversations and documentation.
"Throughput" is pronounced /ˈθruːpʊt/. Use the "Listen" button above to hear it spoken aloud.
Yes: "After adding caching, throughput increased from 500 to 3,000 requests per second without changing the server count."
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"Throughput" is used as a noun.
Yes — related terms include Latency, Load balancer, Queue, SLA. See "Related Terms" above to explore them.
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