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[ ree-uh l-tahym, reel- ]
/ ˈri əlˈtaɪm, ˈril- /

adjective Computers.

of or relating to applications in which the computer must respond as rapidly as required by the user or necessitated by the process being controlled.

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Definition for real-time (2 of 2)

real time
[ ree-uh l, reel ]
/ ˈri əl, ril /

noun

Computers. the actual time elapsed in the performance of a computation by a computer, the result of the computation being required for the continuation of a physical process.
the actual time during which a process takes place or an event occurs.

Origin of real time

First recorded in 1950–55
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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British Dictionary definitions for real-time

real-time

adjective

denoting or relating to a data-processing system in which a computer receives constantly changing data, such as information relating to air-traffic control, travel booking systems, etc, and processes it sufficiently rapidly to be able to control the source of the data
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Culture definitions for real-time

real-time

A term used to describe computer systems that update information at the same rate as they receive data.

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