NOUN | time | real time | the actual time that it takes a process to occur |
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time | real time | (computer science) the time it takes for a process under computer control to occur |
Meaning | The actual time that it takes a process to occur. | |
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Example | "information is updated in real time" | |
Broader | time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
Meaning | (computer science) the time it takes for a process under computer control to occur. | |
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Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
Broader | time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
Adjectives | real-time | of or relating to computer systems that update information at the same rate they receive information |
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