Data transaction at the point in time it occurs.
Something that is being exchanged at the same time - there is no lag between responses. Also referred to as 'synchronous'. Includes chat.
Happening now or not pretend. Abbreviated as RT or r/t
The actual clock time in which events occur.
The process of computing a task immediately rather than via pre-preparation or at a deffered stage.
As the word suggests, Web cams and chat rooms where you can have immediate interaction are termed 'real time'.
A transmission that occurs right away, without any perceptible delay. Very important in video conferencing, as too much delay will make the system unusable.
Operating mode that allows immediate interaction with data as it is created, as in a process-control system or computer aided system.
The processing of data in a business application as it happens, as contrasted with storing data for input at a later time (batch processing).
The processing of information that returns a result so rapidly that the interaction appears to be instantane-ous. Videoconferencing is an example of a real-time application. This kind of real-time information not only needs to be processed almost instantaneously, but it needs to arrive in the exact order it's sent. A delay be-tween parts of a word, or the transmission of video frames out of sequence, makes the communication unin-telligible.
The capture, processing, and presentation of data at the time the data is originated.
The current time or moment when a process or event is occurring.
The immediate availability of data to an information system as a transaction or event occurs.
System where transmission, processing and/or analysis takes place concurrently with the sensing.
When there is no perceived delay between voice discussions or chats, you are using services in Real Time.
Text appearing on one's screen at the same time that it is being typed on another's computer. A good analogy would be live television as opposed to a taped show.
The actual time required to solve a problem. The process of solving a problem during the actual time that a related physical process takes place so that results can be used to guide the physical process.
(IEEE) Pertaining to a system or mode of operation in which computation is performed during the actual time that an external process occurs, in order that the computation results can be used to control, monitor, or respond in a timely manner to the external process. Contrast with batch. See: conversational, interactive, interrupt, on-line.
A transmission or data processing operating mode by which data is entered in an interactive session; pertaining to an application whereby response to input is fast enough to affect subsequent input such as a process-control system; describing processing in which the results are used to influence an ongoing process.
The actual time during which video recording occurs, distinguished from the tampering of time via editing.
Elapsed clock time; also called true time. Compare live time.
The time right now – seeing something "in real time" means as it is actually happening.
Data that is captured, and made available as it is happening. Real time data reflects the latest status of the organization's operational transaction data. Current moment in time. Real time refers to what is happening to any piece of data right now. For analysis, some people want to see current rather than historical data as is the case with most data warehouses.
the actual time that it takes a process to occur; "information is updated in real time"
(computer science) the time it takes for a process under computer control to occur
Information that is sent and received more or less immediately as a talk or chat session is considered to be a real-time conversation, while e-mail and Usenet news are usually far from real time.
The present time on the Internet, similar to being live on television.
A command issued in "real time" is carried out immediately. For example, when a detailed listing is created, it is immediately processed and placed on the site where others can view the ad within seconds after it has been saved.
the actual time during which an event occurs
The instantaneous sharing of data among a user group. Common to a client/server database configuration.
computer mediated action happening fast enough to give the appearance to human perception that the action happens instantly
A system which reacts at a speed commensurate with the time an actual event occurs.
A transmission or data processing operational mode in which the data is entered in an interactive (two-way communicating) session; an application where response to input is fast enough to affect later data input.
Computer speed coinciding with the speed of the user; with no delay between computer response time and the user; instantaneous.
The time a computer requires to complete an operation.
A system where execution depends on critical timing criteria. For example a system may be required to respond to some event within a given time.
A property of a remote monitoring system in which data is transmitted as it is acquired instead of being accumulated and transmitted at a later time.
A transmission or data processing mode in which the data is entered in an interactive session where an application can respond fast enough to affect later data input.
When an event is reported as it happens — such as a quick jump in a share's price or the constantly changing numbers on a market index — you are getting real-time information. Traditionally, this type of information was available to the public with a 15-minute time delay or was reported only periodically by news services. With the increasing popularity of the Internet and cable TV, however, more and more individual investors have access to real-time financial news. Knowing what's happening enables you and others to make buy and sell decisions based on the same information that institutional investors and financial services organizations are using.
A transmission or transaction that occurs immediately or in an extremely short period of time. A telephone conversation occurs in real time; correspondence through mail does not.
reaction as it is happening to any changes in signals being processed with no perceptible or significant delay after the input that initiates the action
A method of operation in which data is processed as it is acquired instead of being accumulated and post-processed. Process control is generally done in real time where data analysis is not.
A level of computer responsiveness to external process so a user senses it as sufficiently immediate.
As it happens, rather than delayed. Usually used if the delay is in seconds.
Real time means that data is processed the moment it enters into a computer, as opposed to BATCH processing where the information enters the system, is stored and is operated on a later time.
Describes an application that requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper-limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds).
A system which can respond in an appriopriate amount of time, usually very quickly but not always.
Immediate processing of computer input.
Computer processing that takes place apparently instantaneously.
Rapid transmission and processing of event-oriented data and transactions as they occur, in contrast to being stored and re-transmitted or processed as batches.
Sends and receives audio / video / data simultaneously, without more than a fraction of a second delay. Applications that are transmitted within a few seconds are sometimes called near real time. Compare store-and-forward, slow-scan.
NatWest balance information is available in 'real time' within the Bankline service, meaning that items are shown as they are received and processed during the day. It is important to note, however, that items are subject to verification and possible adjustment.
The actual time an event takes place. For example, real-time can refer to a live broadcast or an active exchange between a host and user.
A voice telephone conversation is conducted in real time; i.e. there is no perceived delay in the transmission of the voice message or in the response to it. In data processing or data communications, real time means the data is processed the moment it enters a computer, as opposed to batch processing, where the information enters the system and is stored to be processed at a later time.
Immediate response by a computer system. Real time can also refer to events simulated by a computer at the same speed that they would occur in real life.
Constant updating of data allowing changes to be immediately available for viewing and acting upon.
A means of recording or manipulating audio or data as it occurs. For example, you must record a cassette copy of a phonograph record live - that is, as the record plays in real time - rather than entering the notes one at a time.
The same as wall-clock time.
The processing of information that returns a result so rapidly that the interaction appears to be instantaneous. Most credit card transactions occur in real-time.
Refers to applications which perform tasks without delay.
A real-time stock or bond quote is one that states a security's most recent price as opposed to a delayed quote. Finspreads dealing prices update in real-time
A real time program does all calculations while the current frame is being updated and manipulates a large amount of data. They typically have large amounts of computations and have to be well organized and highly optimized. An example would be a three dimensional simulator. The opposite would be a word processor or spreadsheet, where all of the data is incrementally processed.
A measure of time in actual time units, without delays or time compression. Go to Top
Refers to use of a computer or device where there are no perceptible delays in getting responses to inputs.
A real-time stock, bond, option or futures quote is one that reports the most current price available when a security changes hand. A delayed quote shows a security's price 15 minutes and sometimes 20 minutes after a trade takes place.
When events occurring in a game appear to happen in time corresponding to real life. For example, one hour of playing the game equals one hour of events in the lives of the characters and the environment of the game.
Pertaining to actual time during which a process transpires. An application in which response to input is fast enough to affect subsequent input, as when conducting the dialog that takes place at terminals in interactive systems.
events that happen in real time are happening virtually at that particular moment. When one chats in a chat room, or sends an instant message, one is interacting in real time since it is immediate.
Notification or action that is performed immediately, with no delay.
Immediate response to an outside stimulus. [D03682] DSMC The application of external time constraints which might affect the calendar time position of execution of each activity in the schedule, [D01604] PMK87
Systems which must respond to input instantly.
At the same time, simultaneously. An event where two or more people communicate simultaneously, similar to the way people speak on a telephone at the same time. This is in contrast to time-shifting, where one person leaves a message and the other person responds later.
Used to refer to events which happen as they take place, rather than after the fact, such as real time chat or audio/video conferencing.
The technique of coordinating data processing with external related physical events as they occur, thereby permitting prompt reporting of conditions. See: online service.
When graphics are produced on-the-fly by the console, as opposed to showing a pre-rendered film clip. Real time effects are associated with powerful consoles.
A live presentation where the transmission takes place right away without perceptible delay.
This is method of processing data the moment it is received. Batch mode is a term used for a mainframe computer dealing with data when it has the time.
A system is said to operate in real time when the level of responsiveness is determined to be sufficiently immediate as to be considered to be "happening right now". It is a human's sense of time, more so than the computer's. With online advertising, advertisers may desire real time statistics to monitor how their campaign is performing.
Time in which reporting of events or recording of events is simultaneous with the event.
the actual time during which something takes place, or in the case of a computer, responding to signals as they come in. An image processing device is said to work in real time when it responds to changes in the fine data file instantly during an operator's manipulations rather than processing the changes at a later time.
A measurement of time based on actual time elapsed, rather than computer-time units. Read-time computer events can be measured with normal time-telling equipment. Many computer operations measure elapsed time based on computer processing time or other non-real systems, or they can simulate faster-than-normal or slower-than-normal time for experiments.
as used to describe the financial record keeping process, means posting and updating the general and subsidiary ledger accounts on the originating computer's hard disk immediately upon transmitting (communicating) the formal financial message (the accounting transaction record set) by documenting it on a check, invoice, etc. or by electronically sending it to a compatible receiving computer that acknowledges its correct transmission.
Real quote stating security's most recent offer or bid.
The current prices and volumes relating to the stock in question. A real-time price is a snapshot at the time requested and does not update unless refreshed. Real time prices only apply when the market is open.
Refers to the utmost level of timeliness regarding the transmission, processing, and/or use of information. A firm that collects and uses customer data in real time can manage relationships with individual customers much more effectively. See also Zero Latency.
A property of an event or system in which data is processed as it is acquired instead of being accumulated and processed at a later time.
The processing of live audio as it occurs.
a recording or realization of a sound processing procedure as it occurs. (see Step Time).
In this context, real time means that an event - changes in pitch, sound or volume - is rendered as it occurs.
Real time is right now. For instance, a live chat session happens in real time. Email on the other hand does not.
The time interval over which the system temperature is sampled for the derivative function.
The Net term for “live,” as in “live broadcast.” Real-time connections include IRC.
Instant communication. Usually in reference to IRC. Messages and replies appear on chat participants' screens as they are typed.
System that respond, or data that is supplied, as events happen.... more on Real time
Any operation that can be achieved in the running time of the material to which it is being applied.
A term used to describe a computer application in which the delay between input of data and completed processing is negligible. When a computer presents results as soon as the data have been received, the process is called a real-time application.
No perceived delays in comms
The transfer of data that returns results so quickly that the process appears to be instantaneous.
A real time stock or bond quote is one that states a security's most recent offer to sell or bid (buy). A delayed quote shows the same bid and ask prices 15 minutes and sometimes 20 minutes after a trade takes place.
An application in which information is received and immediately responded to without any time delay. See Synchronous.
Events that happen in real time are happening virtually at that particular moment. When you chat in a chat room, or send an instant message, you are interacting in real time since it is immediate.
the processing of instructions on an individual basis at the time they are received rather than at some later time.
In a computer system, completing processing in time to respond to a real world, or system external, event. Events generated by machinery require the fastest response time from a computer system (on the order of milliseconds), while human-generated events can be responded to much more slowly (within a second or two).
Transmission or data processing operational mode in which the data is entered in an interactive (two way communication) session. Such applications are fast enough to affect later data input. Used in the streaming of video and audio applications.
Processing data instantly as it appears.
The actual timing of an event or process. For example, if a video of an interview is displayed on the Web in 'real time', this is the actual length of time over which the interview was conducted.
embedded and process control systems that process electronic transactions fast enough to keep up with their real-world counterparts (e.g. voice-activated cell phones that dial instantly)
Processing on a system which responds immediately to the user's instructions.
(1.) The time elapsed between the loading of a program and its completion. (2.) Pertaining to the processing of data by a computer in connection with another process outside the computer, according to time requirements imposed by the outside process. (3.) Used to describe systems that operate in conversational mode and processes that can be influenced by human intervention while in progress. (4.) Pertaining to an application, such as a process control system or a computer-assisted instruction system, in which response to input is fast enough to affect subsequent input.
A method of data processing where the system acts immediately on data rather than storing it and processing it in batches.
Something that takes place on a computer at the same speed as it would in real life. In real-time games perhaps a flight simulator a minute or an hour of game time is the same as in the outside world. In real time graphics processing, the onscreen image or video is rendered as you watch, rather than relying on a pre-recorded picture.
Data or observations for which the reporting or recording of events is nearly simultaneous with their occurrence. It is distinguished from archival retrieval of the data.
Are events that are currently happening immediately.
"Live", or "as it happens", not a practice run. If you are listening to a "real time" newscast, it means that you are hearing of the event as it happens, and not after the fact.
In film and video compositing, the display, recording, or playback speed at which motion appears natural. In NTSC, real time is 30 frames per second; in PAL, it is 25 frames per second.