diff --git a/index.bs b/index.bs
index c8c3c77..25f31bc 100644
--- a/index.bs
+++ b/index.bs
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ A [=/connection=] has an object store set, which is
initialized to the set of [=/object stores=] in the associated
[=/database=] when the [=/connection=] is created. The contents of the
set will remain constant except when an [=/upgrade transaction=] is
-running.
+[=transaction/live=].
A [=/connection=]'s [=get the parent=] algorithm returns
null.
@@ -553,13 +553,13 @@ An [=/object store handle=] has an index set, which is
initialized to the set of [=/indexes=] that reference the associated
[=object-store-handle/object store=] when the [=/object store handle=]
is created. The contents of the set will remain constant except when
-an [=/upgrade transaction=] is running.
+an [=/upgrade transaction=] is [=transaction/live=].
An [=/object store handle=] has a name, which is
initialized to the [=object-store/name=] of the associated
[=object-store-handle/object store=] when the [=/object store handle=]
is created. The name will remain constant except when an [=/upgrade
-transaction=] is running.
+transaction=] is [=transaction/live=].
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ particular [=/index=] within a [=/transaction=].
An [=index handle=] has a name, which is initialized to the
[=index/name=] of the associated [=index-handle/index=] when the
[=index handle=] is created. The name will remain constant except when
-an [=/upgrade transaction=] is running.
+an [=/upgrade transaction=] is [=transaction/live=].
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ following:
::
The transaction is only allowed to read data. No modifications can
be done by this type of transaction. This has the advantage that
- several [=transaction/read-only transactions=] can run at the same time even
+ several [=transaction/read-only transactions=] can be [=transaction/started=] at the same time even
if their [=transaction/scopes=] are [=transaction/overlapping=], i.e. if they are using the
same object stores. This type of transaction can be created any
time once a database has been opened.
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ following:
The transaction is allowed to read, modify and delete data from
existing object stores. However object stores and indexes can't be
added or removed. Multiple "{{IDBTransactionMode/readwrite}}" transactions
- can't run at the same time if their [=transaction/scopes=] are [=transaction/overlapping=]
+ can't be [=transaction/started=] at the same time if their [=transaction/scopes=] are [=transaction/overlapping=]
since that would mean that they can modify each other's data in
the middle of the transaction. This type of transaction can be
created any time once a database has been opened.
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ Transactions are expected to be short lived. This is encouraged by the
described below.
@@ -1088,6 +1088,8 @@ the case even if the transaction has not yet been
requests; however, the implementation must keep track of the
[=/requests=] and their order.
+A [=/transaction=] is said to be live from when it is [=transaction/created=] until its [=transaction/state=] is set to [=transaction/finished=].
+
To cleanup Indexed Database transactions, run the following steps.
@@ -1135,14 +1137,14 @@ The following constraints define when a [=/transaction=] can be [=transaction/st
* have [=transaction/overlapping scopes=] with |tx|; and
* are not [=transaction/finished=].
-Implementations may impose additional constraints. For example, implementations are not required to run non-[=transaction/overlapping=] read/write transactions in parallel, or may impose limits on the number of running transactions.
+Implementations may impose additional constraints. For example, implementations are not required to [=transaction/start=] non-[=transaction/overlapping=] read/write transactions in parallel, or may impose limits on the number of [=transaction/started=] transactions.