Yield

The amount output from a production process. Typically, the term refers to good product or output. So, if something has a 90% yield, that means 90% was good usable output and 10% was scrap or waste.

We sometimes talk about First Pass Yield which tells us something about the quality of the output. This is the amount of material that makes it through a process the first time without any defects or errors.

 

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