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real time definition

☆ real time

time in which the occurrence of an event and the reporting or recording of it are almost simultaneous
real-time definition

☆ real-time (rēl′tīm′)

adjective

of or pertaining to a mode of computer operation in which the computer collects data, computes with it, and uses the results to control a process as it happens

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finance real time definition - finance

business real-time definition - business

telecom real-time definition - telecom

real time Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • good: I can give any woman a real good time: Take her down to ma local for a lager-and-lime.
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