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National Teaching and Learning Change ProgrammeInformation and Communication Technology: Dictionary

real-time

A system which responds immediately to an external event, rather than processing being delayed. This is essential in applications such as, for example, air traffic control.

Related terms
mouse eventinteractive computingasynchronouschatinternet relay chat (IRC)synchronousinteractive processingevent
Term sub categories
Managing data › processing
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