real-time
As events unfold
Real-time describes processes that occur immediately or with negligible delay, responding to events as they happen: real-time stock quotes, real-time traffic updates.
In computing, a real-time system must process input and produce output within strict time constraints.
The term often implies continuous monitoring or instant feedback: The game renders graphics in real-time.
Also written as one word: realtime.
To exist or dwell
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- newsReports of recent events
coverage · reporting · satellite · telecast · anchor · sports · weather · network
Happening without any delay
- instantBriefest unit of time
- simultaneousHappening at same time
- concurrentHappening at once
- synchronousOccurring at same moment
low-latency · on-the-fly · dynamic · continuous · uninterrupted · seamless · responsive · split-second
Informal verbal exchange
- messagingSending written digital communications
- videoconferenceRemote visual meeting
- teleconferenceRemote multi-party meeting
- synchronousOccurring at same moment
collaboration · multiplayer · interactive · bidirectional · two-way · whiteboard · presence · WebSocket
Vehicle control panel
- metricsStandards for assessment
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
processing · latency · throughput · pipeline · ingestion · aggregation · event-driven · milliseconds
Set firmly within something
- clockDevice displaying time
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- deterministicCompletely caused by prior conditions
- deadlineTime limit for completion
constraint · kernel · interrupt · priority · jitter · buffer · queue · firmware
live
To exist or dwell
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
news · coverage · reporting · satellite · telecast · anchor · sports · weather · network · cable
instantaneous
Happening without any delay
- instantBriefest unit of time
- simultaneousHappening at same time
- concurrentHappening at once
synchronous · low-latency · on-the-fly · dynamic · continuous · uninterrupted · seamless · responsive · split-second
chat
Informal verbal exchange
- messagingSending written digital communications
- videoconferenceRemote visual meeting
- teleconferenceRemote multi-party meeting
synchronous · collaboration · multiplayer · interactive · bidirectional · two-way · whiteboard · presence · WebSocket · polling
dashboard
Vehicle control panel
- metricsStandards for assessment
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
visualization · processing · latency · throughput · pipeline · ingestion · aggregation · event-driven · milliseconds · telemetry
embedded
Set firmly within something
- clockDevice displaying time
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- deterministicCompletely caused by prior conditions
deadline · constraint · kernel · interrupt · priority · jitter · buffer · queue · firmware · automotive
- gamesboard games, card games, board game, card game, video games
- game mechanicslevels, rules, cooldown, points, health points
- social mediaposts, post, influencer status, followers, tweet
- game descriptorsfun, exciting, challenging, addictive, immersive
- live broadcastlive broadcast, live stream, livestream, live feed, live video
- Q&Aquestion, answer, questions, answers, query
real-timedelayed
Made to wait longer
batch · deferred · asynchronous · lagged · buffered