adjective
of or relating to computer systems that update information at the same rate they receive information
• Pertains to noun: ↑real time
• Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing
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adjectivesee real time
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/ree"euhl tuym", reel"-/, adj. Computers.
of or pertaining 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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real-time adjective
real-time processing
Thesaurus: relating to computer software, systems and equipmenthyponym computer programs and systemshyponym
Main entry: real time
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adj, always used before a noun
: happening or shown at the speed at which a computer receives and processes information
real-time data/chatting/video
real time noun [noncount]
We chatted online in real time.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.