Throughput
The rate at which a blockchain processes transactions or data over time, often measured in TPS or bytes per block.
Throughput measures how much useful work a network completes in a period of time. For blockchains, that work may be simple transfers, smart contract calls, data blobs, or batched Layer 2 operations.
Higher throughput is useful only if ordinary nodes can still validate and relay the chain. Designs that increase block size, shorten block times, or move activity to rollups must balance capacity against latency, bandwidth, storage, and decentralization.
Related terms
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Transactions Per Second (TPS)
→A throughput metric showing how many transactions a network processes per second under defined conditions.
Block
→A batch of valid transactions added to a blockchain, linked to the previous block by a cryptographic hash.
Transaction
→A signed data message that asks a blockchain to transfer value, execute code, or update state.
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