Term
Throughput
The rate a blockchain processes transactions or data over time (e.g., TPS).
Type:
performance
scaling
1
definition
Throughput measures how much work a network completes per unit time. Higher throughput supports more users but often competes with decentralization and latency constraints.
Example 1.1
"After a block size increase, measured throughput rose as more transactions fit in each block."
Related Terms
Transactions Per Second (TPS)
→A metric that measures how many transactions a blockchain network can process each second, indicating its throughput and scalability.
technical
scaling
Block
→A collection of transactions confirmed on the blockchain, each block building upon the previous one.
mining
blockchain
All terms and definitions may update as the Cryptionary improves.
Sponsors
Become a Sponsor
Support our educational mission and get your brand in front of engaged crypto learners.