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Performance vs Transaction - What's the difference?

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Performance is a synonym of transaction.


As nouns the difference between performance and transaction

is that performance is performance while transaction is the act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans).

performance

English

Alternative forms

* performaunce

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
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  • That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.
  • A live show or concert.
  • (computer science) The amount of useful work accomplished by a computer system compared to the time and resources used.
  • Usage notes

    * Adjectives often applied to "performance": high, poor, improved, superior, excellent, good, peak, top, optimal, low, economic, academic, financial, musical, human, environmental, vocal, cognitive, dynamic, organizational, historical, physical, social, mechanical, electrical, mental, macroeconomic.

    Derived terms

    * command performance

    Hyponyms

    * play * show * movie * concert

    transaction

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans).
  • A deal or business agreement.
  • An exchange or trade, as of ideas, money, goods, etc.
  • (finance) The transfer of funds into, out of, or from an account.
  • (computing) An atomic operation; a message, data modification, or other procedure that is guaranteed to perform completely or not at all (e.g. a database transaction).
  • (especially in plural) A record of the proceedings of a learned society
  • See also

    * piece of the action ----