real-time update

Immediate data sync

A real-time update is information delivered as events happen, without noticeable delay.

Software dashboards show real-time updates of stock prices or website traffic.

Social media feeds refresh with real-time updates from accounts you follow.

The term implies continuous or near-instantaneous data flow rather than periodic refreshes: The app provides real-time updates on your delivery driver's location.

Related

instant messaging · sync · refresh · push · push notification · notification · feed · news ticker · ticker · dashboard · ping · alert · broadcast · socket · pulse · dynamic · continuous · monitor

Categories
Opposites
timing/immediacy

real-time updatehistorical data

Previously gathered information

processing method

real-time updatebatch processing

Running queued jobs automatically

batch job

user experience/interaction

real-time updatepolling

Systematic opinion gathering

snapshot

Family

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G