1. establishment of meaning: an explanation or establishment of the meaning or significance of something
2. ascription of particular meaning: an ascription of a particular meaning or significance to something
3. performance of something: the way in which an artistic work such as a play or piece of music is performed in order to convey a specific understanding of the work
4. translation: the oral translation of what is said in one language into another, so that speakers of different languages can communicate
5. business business software reformatting function: a business software function that translates data from a standard format into one that can be recognized by a company's own systems. See also generation (sense 11)
