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== Definition ==
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=== Computing ===
'''Real-time''' is usually used to describe situations when two or more people are interacting via their [[computer]]s instantaneously, versus delayed back-and-forth communication, such as with [[instant messaging]].
 
   
 
'''Real-time''' is usually used to describe situations when two or more people are [[interact]]ing via their [[computer]]s instantaneously, versus delayed back-and-forth [[communication]], such as with [[instant messaging]].
== Overview ==
 
   
 
As noted by one court:
 
As noted by one court:
   
{{Quote|In addition to transmitting messages that can be later read or accessed, individuals on the Internet can engage in an immediate dialog, in 'real time', with other people on the Internet.<ref>American Civil Liberties Union v. Reno, 929 F. Supp. 824, 835 (E.D. Pa. 1996) ([http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=7999801392201013395&q=929+F.+Supp.+824&hl=en&as_sdt=2002 full-text]), ''aff'd,'' [[Reno v. ACLU|Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union]], 521 U.S. 844 (1997) ([http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1557224836887427725&q=521+U.S.+844&hl=en&as_sdt=2002 full-text]).</ref>}}
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{{Quote|In addition to [[transmit]]ting [[message]]s that can be later [[read]] or [[access]]ed, individuals on the [[Internet]] can engage in an immediate dialog, in 'real time', with other people on the [[Internet]].<ref>American Civil Liberties Union v. Reno, 929 F. Supp. 824, 835 (E.D. Pa. 1996) ([http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=7999801392201013395&q=929+F.+Supp.+824&hl=en&as_sdt=2002 full-text]), ''aff'd,'' [[Reno v. ACLU|Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union]], 521 U.S. 844 (1997) ([http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1557224836887427725&q=521+U.S.+844&hl=en&as_sdt=2002 full-text]).</ref>}}
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=== General ===
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'''Real-time''' is time in which reporting on events or recording of events is simultaneous with the events.
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 21:14, 24 April 2011

Definitions

Computing

Real-time is usually used to describe situations when two or more people are interacting via their computers instantaneously, versus delayed back-and-forth communication, such as with instant messaging.

As noted by one court:

In addition to transmitting messages that can be later read or accessed, individuals on the Internet can engage in an immediate dialog, in 'real time', with other people on the Internet.[1]

General

Real-time is time in which reporting on events or recording of events is simultaneous with the events.

References

  1. American Civil Liberties Union v. Reno, 929 F. Supp. 824, 835 (E.D. Pa. 1996) (full-text), aff'd, Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 521 U.S. 844 (1997) (full-text).