performant
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French
Adjective[edit]
performant (comparative more performant, superlative most performant)
- (jargon, chiefly computing) Capable of or characterized by an adequate or excellent level of performance or efficiency.
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1977, J. Rose & C. Bilciu, editors, Modern trends in cybernetics and systems[1], page 735:
- The program ALGOLOG is highly performant: it generated 259 linear subproblems, instead of 223.
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2003, Rod Johnson, Expert One-on-One J2EE Design and Development[2], page 5:
- There are strong arguments that some features of J2EE, such as entity beans, can never be as performant in many situations as some alternatives.
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- Of or relating to performance
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1990, Jean Alter, A Sociosemiotic Theory of Theatre, page 61:
- As a rule, however, the performant function, when it is supported by truly impressive circus performances, tends to monopolize the audience's attention.
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- (capable of achieving an adequate or excellent level of performance or efficiency): effective, efficient, high-performing, responsive, successful
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Noun[edit]
performant (plural performants)
- Someone who performs something, such as a ritual
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1979, Krishan Kumar, The Pailibos[3], page 169:
- If a performant happens to be on unfriendly terms with any one in the village, the performant does everything to get him reconciled long before the preparation is taken in hand.
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French[edit]
Verb[edit]
performant
Adjective[edit]
performant (feminine singular performante, masculine plural performants, feminine plural performantes)
Further reading[edit]
- “performant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).