real-time
/ˈɹiːəltaɪm/
real-time adjective: communicated as the events being responded to occur; communicated or proceeding without much delay.
Adjective
real-time (not comparable)
- Communicated as the events being responded to occur; communicated or proceeding without much delay.
- 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, […]2001, Automotive Engineering International
- 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 ...2004, William J. Mann, Gay Pride: A Celebration Of All Things Gay And Lesbian, Citadel Press, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- RT
- Of a system: that responds to events or signals within a predictable time after their occurrence; specifically in which the response time must be within the maximum allowed, but is typically synchronous.
- The projects, which are due to start in November, are: Real-time prediction and mitigation of disruption through personalised passenger communications - [...]2019 November 6, “Network News”, in Rail, page 23
- Synonyms:
- RT
real-time meaning in Tamil, Malay, Indonesian and Vietnamese
real-time in Tamil
- நிகழ்நேரம்
real-time in Malay
- computer term
- masa nyata
real-time in Indonesian
- computer term
- waktu nyata
real-time in Vietnamese
- computer term
- tức thời, thời gian thực
Examples of real-time in a sentence
- If not real-time, in-person backup, he at least needed to tell Davenport what was going on, and where he was headed.2014, John Sandford, Deadline: A Virgil Flowers Novel, Penguin, →ISBN, page 167:
- All signage in and around the station is bilingual in Welsh and English, while station announcements and passenger information screens provide real-time information.2020 December 30, Paul Stephen, “Chirk station is truly blooming”, in Rail, page 48:
Synonyms of real-time
Forms of real-time
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Origin of real-time
From real time.
Words formed from real-time
Phrases with real-time
Questions about real-time
- What does real-time mean?
- Real-time means communicated as the events being responded to occur; communicated or proceeding without much delay.
- What is real-time in Tamil?
- Real-time in Tamil is நிகழ்நேரம். See Real-time meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use real-time in a sentence?
- If not real-time, in-person backup, he at least needed to tell Davenport what was going on, and where he was headed.
- What part of speech is real-time?
- Real-time is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce real-time?
- Real-time is pronounced /ˈɹiːəltaɪm/.
Words near real-time in the dictionary
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