Sybase 3.8 User Manual
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Glossary
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transaction
An activity or request. Additions, changes, and deletions are typical transactions stored in a
computer.
transaction management
A method of handling electronic messaging such that only committed messages are sent and only
messages received and committed are considered delivered.
transaction processing
A method of handling computer operations in which the operations take place immediately upon
receipt of the processing request. Also called real-time or online system. Compare to batch
processing.