Glossary term
What is Throughput? Meaning for developers
Work done per unit of time. Example: "The API handles 5,000 requests per second.".
Learn it properly · System DesignLesson 8: Latency, Throughput & Why p99 MattersAn 80 ms average can hide a checkout that freezes for five seconds. Latency, throughput and Little's Law, why queues explode near full utilisation, and why at scale the p99 becomes what most users feel.