Real Time

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Real Time

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Time in which reporting on events or recording of events is simultaneous with the events. </dd>
For example, the real time of a satellite is that time in which it simultaneously reports its environment as it encounters it; the real time of a computer is that time during which it is accepting data. </dd>

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use