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| Definition | Occurring immediately. The term is used to describe a number of different computer features. For example, real-time operating systems are systems that respond to input immediately. They are used for such tasks as navigation, in which the computer must react to a steady flow of new information without interruption. Most general-purpose operating systems are not real-time because they can take a few seconds, or even minutes, to react. Real time can also refer to events simulated by a computer at the same speed that they would occur in real life. In graphics animation, for example, a real-time program would display objects moving across the screen at the same speed that they would actually move. http://capturing.projects.v2.nl/glossary.html |
| Broader Term ↑ | Temporal mode |
| Related Terms ↔ | Chat (computing environment) Online art Time-based work Streaming Interactivity (computing environment) |
| Rejected Term ← | Real-time |