| performance | any recognized accomplishment, they admired his performance under stress, when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe |
performance
execution carrying out carrying into action | the act of performing, of doing something successfully, using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it, they criticised his performance as mayor, experience generally improves performance |
| specific performance | the performance of a legal contract as specified by its terms |
| linguistic performance | (linguistics) a speaker's actual use of language in real situations, what the speaker actually says, including grammatical errors and other non-linguistic features such as hesitations and other disfluencies (contrasted with linguistic competence) |
dramatic production
dramatic performance | the act of performing a drama, the group joined together in a dramatic production |
| musical performance | the act of performing music |
| performance | the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment, we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal, an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto |
evaluation
rating | act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of |
Army High Performance Computing Research Center
AHPCRC | a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications, a partnership of government and university and industry |
operating capability
performance capability | the capability of a technological system to perform as intended |
rating system
scoring system | a system of classifying according to quality or merit or amount |
evaluation
valuation
rating | an appraisal of the value of something, he set a high valuation on friendship |
| bond rating | an evaluation by a rating company of the probability that a particular bond issue will default, the bonds of highest quality are said to have bond ratings of AAA |
credit rating
credit | an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments |
performance
public presentation | a dramatic or musical entertainment, they listened to ten different performances, the play ran for performances, the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity |
theatrical performance
theatrical
representation histrionics | a performance of a play |
performance bond
surety bond | a bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filled, a surety company assumes liability for nonperformance |
operation functioning
performance | process or manner of functioning or operating, the power of its engine determines its operation, the plane's operation in high winds, they compared the cooking performance of each oven, the jet's performance conformed to high standards |
octane number
octane rating | a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline |
| rating | standing or position on a scale |
military rank
military rating
paygrade
rating | rank in a military organization |
| high-performance | modified to give superior performance, a high-performance car |