high-throughput
Rapid bulk handling
High-throughput describes systems or processes designed to handle large volumes quickly.
The term appears most often in scientific and technical contexts: high-throughput screening tests thousands of compounds rapidly, high-throughput sequencing analyzes genetic material at industrial scale.
In computing, high-throughput systems process massive amounts of data efficiently.
The compound emphasizes capacity and speed over precision or depth.
Evaluative selection process
- assayCompositional evaluation procedure
- automationSelf-operating system design
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- drug discoveryDeveloping new therapeutic compounds
genomics · sequencing · mass spectrometry · bioassay · miniaturization · multiplexing · phenotypic · combinatorial
Data transmission capacity
- data transferMoving information electronically
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- gigabitBillion bits of data
latency · network interface · traffic · port · fiber optic · Ethernet · streaming · ingress
Sequential manufacturing process
- automationSelf-operating system design
- conveyorMechanism that transports items
- assemblyConstructing from components
- volumeAmount of space filled
output · capacity · efficiency · industrial · mass production · bottleneck · cycle time · yield
Simultaneous computational operations
- batch processingRunning queued jobs automatically
- supercomputingUltra-powerful computational processing
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
computational · nodes · cores · queue · Hadoop · concurrent · multithreading · server farm
screening
Evaluative selection process
- assayCompositional evaluation procedure
- automationSelf-operating system design
- roboticsAutomaton design field
drug discovery · genomics · sequencing · mass spectrometry · bioassay · miniaturization · multiplexing · phenotypic · combinatorial
bandwidth
Data transmission capacity
- data transferMoving information electronically
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
gigabit · latency · network interface · traffic · port · fiber optic · Ethernet · streaming · ingress · egress
production line
Sequential manufacturing process
- automationSelf-operating system design
- conveyorMechanism that transports items
- assemblyConstructing from components
volume · output · capacity · efficiency · industrial · mass production · bottleneck · cycle time · yield · quality control
parallel processing
Simultaneous computational operations
- batch processingRunning queued jobs automatically
- supercomputingUltra-powerful computational processing
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
scalability · computational · nodes · cores · queue · Hadoop · concurrent · multithreading · server farm · load balancing
- toxicologytoxicology, poison, toxin, venom, toxicity
high-throughputslow
Lacking in speed
bottlenecked · sluggish · trickle · inefficient · constrained
high-throughputunscalable
Impossible to climb
manual · artisanal · small-scale · inefficient · bespoke
high, higher, highest, highly, highness, through, throughput