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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

You can see the live data from its sewage works, and others in Thames Water's area, on this map.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2024

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

To make money, Slat eventually plans to have companies like Apple or Microsoft sponsor individual booms, giving them access to live data on how much plastic they’re collecting for branding purposes.

From The Verge • Jul. 13, 2017

The term is sometimes used to describe the ordering of units other than bytes; most often these are bits within a byte. :live data: n.

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