Difference between Throughput and Capacity

What is the difference between Throughput and Capacity?

Throughput as a noun is the rate of production; the rate at which something can be processed. while Capacity as a noun is the ability to hold, receive or absorb

Throughput

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The rate of production; the rate at which something can be processed. The rate at which data is transferred through a system.

Capacity

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: filling the allotted space

Part of speech: noun

Definition: the ability to hold, receive or absorba measure of such ability; volumethe maximum amount that can be heldcapability; the ability to perform some taskthe maximum that can be producedmental ability; the power to learnfaculty; the potential for growth and developmentrĂ´le; the position in which one functionslegal authority (to make an arrest for example)electrical capacitanceThe maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group.

We hope you now know whether to use Throughput or Capacity in your sentence.

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