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"
the act of performing; of doing something successfully; usingknowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves 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"