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transaction

transaction

27 4.8
A digital record of money or data moved between accounts
  • noun
  • /trænˈzækʃən/
  • Texting
translation icon : transacción
  • During the conference, the speaker explained how each financial transaction is recorded for audit purposes.
  • accounting transactions
  • transaction processing
  • transaction costs

So we compete by sending with our transactions a minor fee.

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Examples

  • Every node is handling every single transaction, so it doesn't really scale.

  • Today's banks record each transaction as a plus and minus in their ledgers.

  • So in fact, there is no record of this actual transaction.

  • And therefore, as Bitcoin transactions happen, there is a public record of it.

  • I love that it shows all of the transactions that they've done.

  • Now almost all of our transactions move a digit from one account to another.

  • crypto.com actually has a crypto Pay platform where they handle the transaction processing for you.

  • What weaknesses are there in the processing of purchasing transactions, and what are their likely effects?

    Academic text (1999)
  • The computer program that accepts transactions does not perform sufficient data validation.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Every bitcoin transaction is documented on the blockchain to ensure transparency.

Synonyms

TX
vstransaction
  • Jargon
8.1

A recorded transfer of digital money on a blockchain

is broader, referring to any recorded digital operation transferring value or information

Compounds

transaction cost
  • Specialized
3 4.1

Money you spend when you buy or sell something, for example finding information and making agreements

transaction file
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A computer file that holds recent records of actions updated while the computer works

forward transaction
  • Specialized
7.9

An agreement to buy or sell something for future delivery at a set price

A person or group who takes part in a legal agreement

3.9

Money you pay to process a transfer on a digital money network, often higher when the network is busy

How Complex

transaction
  • Texting
27 4.8

Surface Forms

transaction singular
transactions plural

Morphology

transaction = transact (transparent) = transact + ion

The computing sense is a domain-specific extension but is still a nominalization of 'transact' (an act of transacting), so the formation is transparent.

Etymology

Transaction comes from old Latin parts trans- 'across' and agere 'to do', and is like the word action. In digital systems a transaction is a recorded 'doing' that moves data or money across a network, so the origin explains why it is an action that transfers value and is kept in the record.