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performant

performant

1 7.1
Able to do a job quickly and well, especially in computer programs
  • adjective
  • /pərˈfɔːrmənt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : eficiente
  • To build a performant website, developers should optimize images and reduce server response time.

But no way of attaching them is as reliant or performant as soldering them.

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Examples

  • Now try making it compatible, consistent, and performant across dozens of OSes, browsers, platforms, and devices.

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  • It's true that there is no compelling reason to upgrade to Win8 in the very near future because they largely delivered what everyone wanted with Win7: a robust, easy-to-use, and performant OS.

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  • We're doing it for us because this is not only performant, it looks great.

  • The design of a performant application delivery platform involves five basic steps.

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  • It's definitely possible to create a well-tuned performant flex app.

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  • I believe striving for reliable, readable, and performant applications and tests is a good goal to have and there are several ways to get there.

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  • We also use tests in different ways, but we both have the same goal in mind: to use tests to create reliable, readable, and performant software.

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  • We have enough languages; what we need (IMO) is a robust, capable, and performant runtime for what we already have.

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  • The new software update made the application more performant, allowing users to complete tasks faster.

  • For a system to be performant, it needs to handle multiple requests efficiently without slowing down.

Synonyms

efficient
vsperformant
424 3.0

Able to do tasks well and quickly without wasting time or energy

is used mainly in technical contexts to mean capable and effective at tasks

Antonyms

90 3.4

Not working well enough to give the wanted result

58 3.5

Not using time, work, or money well

How Efficient

performant
  • Specialized
1 7.1
adequate
234 2.7
inefficient
58 3.5
sluggish
30 3.9

Surface Forms

performant positive

Morphology

performant = perform (transparent) = perform + ant

Formed by the verb 'perform' plus the adjectival suffix '-ant'; in technical contexts this reliably means 'having good performance' and is inferable from the base.

Etymology

Performant comes from the verb perform ('to do' or 'to carry out') plus the ending -ant which means 'doing'. So, it now describes something that can 'do' its job well, which is why people call a fast, efficient system 'performant'.