Noun: transaction tran'zak-shun
- A particular instance of buying or selling
"The transaction was completed when both parties signed the contract";
- deal, trade, business deal
- The act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
"no transactions are possible without him";
- dealing, dealings
- (computing) a data modification or other procedure on a database that is guaranteed to perform completely or not at all
"The database ensures data integrity through atomic transactions"
Derived forms: transactions
Type of: group action
Encyclopedia: Transaction