Throughput vs. Capacity
Difference Between Throughput and Capacity
Throughputnoun
(networking) The rate at which data is transferred through a system.
Capacitynoun
The ability to hold, receive or absorb
Throughputnoun
(operations) The rate of production; the rate at which something can be processed.
The factory managed a throughput of 120 units per hour."if the rate of heating is substantially reduced, not only is the throughput of the apparatus diminished and the cost of the process increased, but the properties of the resultant coke are detrimentally affected."Capacitynoun
A measure of such ability; volume
Throughputnoun
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Capacitynoun
The maximum amount that can be held
It was hauling a capacity load.The orchestra played to a capacity crowd.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)
Capacitynoun
Capability; the ability to perform some task
Capacitynoun
The maximum that can be produced.
Capacitynoun
Mental ability; the power to learn
Capacitynoun
A faculty; the potential for growth and development
Capacitynoun
A role; the position in which one functions
Capacitynoun
Legal authority (to make an arrest for example)
Capacitynoun
Electrical capacitance.
Capacitynoun
(operations) The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.
Its capacity rating was 150 tons per hour, but its actual maximum capacity was 200 tons per hour.Capacityadjective
Filling the allotted space.
There will be a capacity crowd at Busch stadium for the sixth game.Capacitynoun
ability to perform or produce
Capacitynoun
the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment;
the capability of a metal to be fusedCapacitynoun
the amount that can be contained;
the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallonsCapacitynoun
the maximum production possible;
the plant is working at 80 per cent capacityCapacitynoun
a specified function;
he was employed in the capacity of directorhe should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salaryCapacitynoun
(computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive;
the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytesCapacitynoun
an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
Capacitynoun
the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
Capacitynoun
tolerance for alcohol;
he had drunk beyond his capacity
