noun
1. the actual time that it takes a process to occur
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information is updated in real time
• Hypernyms: ↑time period, ↑period of time, ↑period
2. (computer science) the time it takes for a process under computer control to occur
• Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing
• Hypernyms: ↑time period, ↑period of time, ↑period
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n. the actual time during which a process or event occurs
recent natural experiments in which creolization by children can be observed in real time | information updated in real time
■ [as adj.] real-time Computing of or relating to a system in which input data is processed within milliseconds so that it is available virtually immediately as feedback, e.g., in a missile guidance or airline booking system
real-time signal processing
■ informal a two-way conversation, as opposed to the delay of written correspondence
a place where two people can talk to one another in real time
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real time noun [noncount]
We chatted online in real time.
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Main Entry: ↑real-time
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the fact that there is only a very short time between a computer system receiving information and dealing with it
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To make the training realistic the simulation operates
in real time.
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real-time missile guidance systems
Useful english dictionary. 2012.