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real-time

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Alternative forms [ edit ]

• realtime

Etymology [ edit ]

From real time .

Pronunciation [ edit ]

• IPA ^{( key )} : /??iː?lta?m/ , /??iːlta?m/
• Hyphenation: real-time

Adjective [ edit ]

real - time ( not comparable )

1. Communicated as the events being responded to occur; communicated or proceeding without much delay.

   Coordinate terms: instantaneous , synchronous

   • 2001 , Automotive Engineering International :

     It will provide a wireless navigation service that can deliver turn-by-turn route guidance and real-time traffic and weather information. Motorola is the first company to create such a solution, [ … ]

   • 2004 , William J. Mann, Gay Pride: A Celebration Of All Things Gay And Lesbian , Citadel Press, →ISBN :

     Audiences tolerate the idea of Roxy Hart turning from a “ real-time ” conversation with her husband or lawyer and launching into a song about her dreams and ambitions. And in the old days, movie audiences did the same: Judy Garland could ...

   • 2013 , Michael Herman, Intelligence Services in the Information Age , Routledge, →ISBN :

     This may nevertheless require some re-drawing of boundaries, to integrate real- time or near-real-time intelligence collection with the other means of locating, identifying and tracking major military equipment and units.

   • 2014 , John Sandford, Deadline: A Virgil Flowers Novel , Penguin, →ISBN , page 167 :

     If not real-time, in-person backup, he at least needed to tell Davenport what was going on, and where he was headed.

   • 2020 December 30, Paul Stephen, “Chirk station is truly blooming”, in Rail , page 48 :

     All signage in and around the station is bilingual in Welsh and English, while station announcements and passenger information screens provide real-time information.

2. ( computing ) Of a system: that responds to events or signals within a predictable time after their occurrence ; specifically the response time must be within the maximum allowed , but is typically synchronous.
   • 2019 November 6, “Network News”, in Rail , page 23 :

     The projects, which are due to start in November, are: Real-time prediction and mitigation of disruption through personalised passenger communications - [...]

Synonyms [ edit ]

• RT

Derived terms [ edit ]

Related terms [ edit ]

• real time

Translations [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

• “ real-time ”, in Lexico , Dictionary.com ; Oxford University Press , 2019?2022 .

Anagrams [ edit ]

• materiel , Lemaitre , materiel , eremital