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live data

British  

noun

  1. computing data that is still relevant

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Many platforms incorporate delayed data from markets and some charge money to simulate trades using live data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

These scenarios reflect the projected increase in families living in the local area, but are subject to ongoing adjustments with live data such as current school registrations and leavers.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2023

Britain agreed on Monday a way forward on sharing live data with the EU on trade with Northern Ireland, a step towards resolving longstanding issues arising from the trading arrangements, the so-called Northern Ireland protocol.

From Reuters • Jan. 10, 2023

Mason says this can be only done for your own voice, and only after going through the live data gathering process.

From The Verge • Sep. 18, 2019

The implication here is that record deletion is something pretty significant, and a haywire record-deletion module running amok on live data would cause great harm and probably require restoring from backups.

From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Raymond, Eric S.