Playing vs Performance - What's the difference?
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(gerund of play) An occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is played.
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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.
As nouns the difference between playing and performance
is that playing is (gerund of play) an occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is played while performance is performance.As a verb playing
is .playing
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