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near real-time

British  

adjective

  1. denoting or relating to a data-processing system that is slightly slower than real-time

"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

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The terminals, which enable near real-time military communication, cost about $20 million each, according to CSIS.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Coatue also spends $45 million a year on data science research, pulling together near real-time information from credit card and email receipt transactions, web traffic, and social media trends.

From Barron's Nov. 12, 2025

By the end of this year all water companies are expected to have maps showing near real-time discharges at their storm overflows to keep the public better informed.

From BBC Oct. 17, 2024

As a next project, the research team plans to create a near real-time dashboard of nuclear sentiment aggregated from several social media platforms and news headlines.

From Science Daily Jun. 5, 2024

Live video, conveyed in near real-time via SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, showed red-hot gases heating the underside of the vehicle.

From New York Times Mar. 14, 2024

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