Throughput
In plain terms
The amount of data successfully transferred over time.
Going deeper
Throughput measures actual data delivered per unit time (e.g., Mbps), reflecting real network capacity in use. It differs from raw bandwidth.
Under the hood
Limited by bandwidth, latency, loss, and protocol overhead; the achieved rate, not the theoretical max.
Examples
Network speed, data-transfer rates, performance, bandwidth utilization.
Think of it like...
Like how many cars actually get through a highway per hour, not the number of lanes.