Definition of "Performance" :

noun: any recognized accomplishment

"They admired his performance under stress."

noun: the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it

"They criticised his performance as mayor."

noun: the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment

"We congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal."

noun: a dramatic or musical entertainment

"They listened to ten different performances."

noun: process or manner of functioning or operating

"They compared the cooking performance of each oven."