transaction

/trænˈzækʃən/
noun
  1. An instance of buying or selling something; a business deal.
    • Online transactions are protected by encryption.
    • The bank processes each transaction within seconds.
    • She completed the transaction and received a receipt.
  2. A recorded exchange or interaction between two parties, especially in computing or databases.
    • Each credit card transaction is verified by the network.
    • A failed transaction may cause the system to roll back changes.
    • The database logs every transaction for security purposes.
  3. The published proceedings or records of a society or conference.
    • She cited a paper from the Royal Society's transactions.
    • The transactions include all the lectures and discussions from the meeting.
    • The transactions of the scientific conference are available online.
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